Song of Norway

Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson and Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and presented in single-camera Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalise on the success of The Sound of Music.

4.6

142 min

Cast

Toralv Maurstad

as Edvard Grieg

Florence Henderson

as Nina Hagerup

Christina Schollin

as Therese Berg

Frank Porretta

as Richard Nordraak

Harry Secombe

as Bioernstjerne Bjoernson

Robert Morley

as Berg

Edward G. Robinson

as Krogstad

Elizabeth Larner

as Mrs. Bjoernson

Oskar Homolka

as Engstrand

Frederick Jaeger

as Henrik Ibsen

Henry Gilbert

as Franz Liszt

Richard Wordsworth

as Hans Christian Andersen

Bernard Archard

as George Nordraak

John Barrie

as Mr. Hagerup

Wenche Foss

as Mrs. Hagerup

Ronald Adam

as Gade

Aline Towne

as Mrs. Thoresen

Nan Munro

as Angry Woman

James Hayter

as Butler to Berg

Erik Chitty

as Helsted

Manoug Parikian

as Violinist

Richard Vernon

as Councilman

Ernest Clark

as Councilman

Eli Lindtner

as Bjornson's Secretary

Susan Claire

as Dancer (uncredited)

Susan Richards

as Aunt Aline (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

as Winding (uncredited)

Carl Rigg

as Captain Hansen (uncredited)

Director

Andrew L. Stone