The Master And His Servants

	The Master And His Servants ''The Master and His Servants'' ( no, Herren og hans tjenere) is a 1959 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Skouen. The film is based on a 1955 play by Axel Kielland, who also plays a minor character in the film. The play and the film is based on true events in Sweden. ''The Master and his Servants'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Just after Sigurd Helmer (Claes Hill) is ordained a bishop, his archrival Tornkvist (Georg Løkkeberg) hands over a letter to the police claiming Helmer obtained his position through foul play. A power struggle between the two ensues which has serious implications for Helmer. The letter proves that Helmer has slandered his competitor Tornkvist in anonymous letters. Tornkvist reveals his accusations at the inaugural dinner at the bishop's home. At the same time he announces his engagement to the bishop's daughter, Agnes (Anne-Lise Tangstad), who sides with him against her own father. Tornkvist and Agnes leave and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Arne Skouen Arne Skouen (18 October 1913 – 24 May 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, author, film director and film producer. Biography Arne Skouen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Peder Nikolai Skouen (1883-1978) and Jenny Emanuelson (1883-1975). He graduated at Hegdehaugen School in 1933. He had three distinct career careers: journalist, author and filmmaker, partly at the same time. He was a journalist at ''Dagbladet'' from 1935 to 1941. From 1941 during World War II, Skouen was associated with the Norwegian Resistance Movement during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. From 1943 to 1945, Skouen worked at the press office in Stockholm, London, and New York City. After the liberation of Norway at the end of World War II, he returned to ''Dagbladet'' as a columnist, serving from 1946 to 1947. He then worked at ''Verdens Gang'' from 1947 to 1957. He later returned to ''Dagbladet'', where he worked from 1971 to 1995. Literary career Skouen debuted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Einar Sissener Einar Sissener (21 September 1897 – 4 March 1968) was a Norwegian stage actor, film actor, stage producer, film producer and theatre director. Personal life Einar Rasmus Krag Schnitler Sissener was born in Kristiania as the son of dispensing chemist Einar Andreas Sissener and Ida Cathrine Dorthea Schnitler. He studied law at the University of Oslo for three years without finishing, but was active in student organizations, editing the periodical ''Minerva'', heading the student theatre Samfundsteatret, and a board member of the Norwegian Students' Society. Career Sissener made his stage debut on Centralteatret in 1919, as the character "Philip" in an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play '' You Never Can Tell''. His breakthrough came in 1923 as "Gottfried" in Ludvig Holberg's comedy ''Det lykkelige Skibbrud'' (English, ''The Happy Capsize''), and as the title character in Molière's comedy ''Les Fourberies de Scapin''. He worked for the National Theatre from 1924. and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Films Directed By Arne Skouen A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Norwegian Black-and-white Films Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway Demographics of Norway The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian *Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1950s Norwegian-language Films Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1959 Drama Films Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1959 Films The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Øyvind Øyen Øyvind Øyen (March 7, 1905 – December 23, 1993) was a Norwegian actor. Øyen was born in Trondheim, the son of the timber merchant Mikal Øien (1871–1922) and Amalie Rebekka Slåttelid (1878–1952). When Øyen was nine years old, his family moved to Kristiania (now Oslo). After graduating from high school in 1921, Øyen traveled to the United States, where he worked as an accountant in Chicago. In 1923, he received a bachelor's degree from California State University, and then worked for three years at the Norwegian Club in Chicago and at the same time performed in amateur theater. Øyen began his professional theater career in 1931 in the role of Napoleon in Johan Bojer's ''Maria Walewska'' at the National Theater in Bergen. He remained at that theater until 1933, after which he became a freelance actor with involvement at the Søilen Theater, among other venues. From 1936 to 1938, Øyen was at the National Theater in Oslo and made a name for itself in two plays by Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carl Frederik Prytz Carl Frederik Prytz (23 September 1922 – 5 March 2002) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, translator, radio personality and literary critic. He was born in Aker to civil servant Leonard Christian Prytz and painter Ellen Marie Jensen, and was nephew of goldsmith Eiler Hagerup Krog Prytz, Jr. and Fascist politician Frederik Prytz. He made his literary debut in 1945 with the poetry collection ''Da senker jeg mine våpen''. He was literary critic for the newspaper ''Aftenposten'' from 1947 to 1955, and radio presenter for NRK from 1951 to 1955. In 1956 he published the essay collection ''Tretten norske lyrikere''. Among his novels are ''De vindskeive'' from 1979, ''Mannen som hadde rett'' from 1982, and ''Skjulestedet'' from 1984. Honours Lillehammer City grant (1964) Oslo City's artist grant (1968) Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Helge Essmar Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name. The name is derived from Proto-Norse ''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Olga. Notable people with this name Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in ''Beowulf'' and in medieval Scandinavian sources Helgi Hjörvarðsson, Scandinavian hero from ''Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar'', in the ''Poetic Edda'' Helgi Hundingsbane, Scandinavian hero who figures in the ''Völsunga saga'' and who has two poems in the ''Poetic Edda'' Helgi Haddingjaskati, Swedish hero from ''Hrómundar saga Gripssonar'' Helge (Danish king), 9th-century king Helge Akre (1903–1986), Norwegian diplomat Helge Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian ice hockey player Helge Jung (1886–1978), Swedish General Helgi the Sharp (other), several people Helgi Tómasson (other), several people Helge Rosvaenge (1897–1972), Danish-Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Egil Hjorth-Jenssen Egil Hjorth-Jenssen (18 April 1893 – 8 November 1969) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director, playwright, children's writer and translator. Personal life Hjorth-Jenssen was born in Fredrikshald as a son of editor Gunnar Olaves Jenssen (1843–1924) and Anna Marie Cecilie Hjorth (1867–1929), and married Rachel Råby (1900–1958) in 1921. Career He made his stage debut in 1914 at Stavanger Teater, From 1916 to 1919 he worked at Trondhjems Teater, then Chat Noir from 1919 to 1921 and Trondhjems Teater from 1921 to 1925. He later played at several Oslo theatres (Centralteatret, Det Nye Teater, Søilen Teater, and Carl Johan Theater), including at Nationaltheatret from 1934 to 1937. He chaired the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association from 1932 to 1939, and served as theatre director of Den Nationale Scene in Bergen from 1939 to 1946. From 1948 to 1950 he was the artistic director of Det Gamle Teater. Hjorth-Jenssen was also a screen actor in movies such as: '' Den gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]