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The Man Who Could Not Laugh
''The Man Who Could Not Laugh'' (Norwegian: ''Mannen som ikke kunne le'') is a 1968 Norwegian comedy film. The title role is played by Rolv Wesenlund. Harald Heide-Steen Jr. plays the psychologist with the task of teaching him to laugh. The film also stars the film's director, Bo Hermansson. The film is considered a Norwegian classic and showcases a famous comedic duo in Wesenlund and Heide-Steen. Cast *Rolv Wesenlund ... Mr. Sonell, the man who can't laugh *Birgitta Andersson ... Stina, his Swedish girlfriend *Harald Heide-Steen Jr. ... The psychiatrist * Thea Stabell ... The nurse *Wenche Myhre ... The singer *Martin Ljung ... Himself * Sverre Wilberg ... Mandrake *Arve Opsahl ... Himself *Alf Prøysen ... Audience in the barn *Bjørn Sand ... The comedian * Bengt Calmeyer ... The interviewer *Stein Mehren Stein Mehren (16 May 1935 – 28 July 2017) was a Norwegian poet, essayist and playwright. He made his literary debut as poet with ''Gjennom stillheten en natt'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Hermansson
Bo Hermansson (born 16 June 1937) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. His 1974 film '' The Last Fleksnes'' was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film ''Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa a .... Through Gothenburg's Student Theater, he came into contact with the then recently established TV business in Gothenburg in the late 1950s. Here he made programs in the most diverse of formats: children's programs, current affairs and drama. Selected filmography *'' The Man Who Could Not Laugh'' (1968) *'' The Last Fleksnes'' (1974) References External links * * 1937 births Living people Swedish film directors Swedish screenwriters Swedish male screenwriters People from Uppsala 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverre Wilberg
Sverre Wilberg (24 December 1929 – 19 July 1996) was a Norwegian actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ..., perhaps best remembered as the clumsy police superintendent Hermansen, always going after Egon and the rest of Olsenbanden. Sometimes he manages to catch up with them, and sometimes he fails completely, and is often demoted by his superior to parking ticket guard, officer of the riding police, and such. He died in Oslo in 1996. References External links * Norwegian male film actors 1929 births 1996 deaths People from Fredrikstad 20th-century Norwegian male actors Alumni of RADA {{Norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Norwegian-language Films
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Norwegian Comedy Films
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Per Øivind Heradstveit
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Stein Mehren
Stein Mehren (16 May 1935 – 28 July 2017) was a Norwegian poet, essayist and playwright. He made his literary debut as poet with ''Gjennom stillheten en natt'' (1960). He wrote more than fifty books, mainly poetry."Stein Mehren" – ''Dagbladet'' (Retrieved on February 21, 2008) Background Mehren was born in , Norway to physician and dentist Haakon Mehren (1910–38) and Solveig Marie Klaveness Bjerke (1908–55). He was a nephew of merchant Martin Mehren (1905–2002). After graduating from secondary school in 1953, Mehren studied philosophy at the |
Bengt Calmeyer (journalist)
Bengt Calmeyer (born 3 October 1932) is a Norwegian journalist and novelist. He was born in Oslo, and is a brother of actor Joachim Calmeyer. He was assigned with the newspaper ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1959, where he was a foreign correspondent in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... from 1965, and later cultural editor. His books include ''NRK – myter og virkelighet'' from 1977 and ''Forsinket oppgjør: arbeiderbevegelsen og den politiske overvåking'' from 1993. He has written the crime novels ''Åpen grav'' (1967) and ''De hemmelige døde'' (1968), where the detective is a freelance journalist. Later fictional works include the trilogy ''Mennesker'' from 1997, ''Vitner'' from 1999 and ''Spor'' from 2000. References 1932 births Living people Writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjørn Sand
Bjørn Hjalmar Sand (born 19 September 1928) is a Norwegian revue writer and actor. He was born in Oslo, and is half brother of Rolf Sand. He married Unni Bernhoft in 1955, is son-in-law of Bias Bernhoft and is the father of Jon Ola Sand. He is particularly known for his character "Stutum" on Norwegian radio, a role which earned him the award Spellemannprisen 1973. He was awarded the Leonard Statuette ''Leonardstatuetten'' (Leonard Statuette) is a prize awarded by the Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association. The award is named after revue instructor, composer and director Einar Leonard Schanke (1927–1992), who was one of Norway's most importan ... in 1994. References 1928 births Living people Male actors from Oslo Norwegian writers Norwegian male stage actors Leonard Statuette winners Spellemannprisen winners Norwegian male radio actors {{norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Prøysen
Alf Prøysen () (23 July 1914 – 23 November 1970) was a Norwegian author, poet, playwright, songwriter and musician. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the 20th century. He worked in several different media including books, newspapers and records. He also made significant contributions to music as well as to television and radio. He also wrote in the ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1954 until his death. He was also noted for his series of books featuring ''Mrs. Pepperpot'' (Norwegian: ''Teskjekjerringa''). The fictional character of a series of children's books established him as a children's author. The series of books were first published during 1956 and was first published in English in 1959. Background He was born Alf Olafsen at Rudshøgda in Ringsaker in Hedmark county, Norway. He was the son of Olaf Andreassen (1880–1959) and Julie Mathiasdatter (1879–1961). He was raised as the youngest of four children born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arve Opsahl
Arve Opsahl (14 May 1921 – 29 April 2007) was a Norwegian movie and stage actor, singer and stand-up comedian. Opsahl began his career as a comedian in 1942, and played numerous roles both on stage and in more than forty movies. He was then chosen to be the head of Olsenbanden, Egon Olsen. He played Egon Olsen in the first movie in 1969, and in all other 13 movies, until the last one in 1999. He is also well known for his role as the old man "Henry" in the Norwegian sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ... '' Mot i brøstet'', airing from 1993 to 1997. He reprised the role for the reunion film ''Tusenårsfesten'' in 1999. Personal life Opsahl married his wife Mary in 1945, but they were divorced soon after. He then married singer Liv Wilse, with whom he had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Ljung
Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917, in Notviken, Luleå – 30 September 2010, in Stockholm) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.Martin Ljung entry in ''''. Retrieved 29 September 2011 An apprentice blacksmith turned entertainer, his movie debut was in 1947, when he had uncredited appearances in several films, including the comedy ''Stackars lilla Sven'' with and the drama ''Rallare'' (''Navvies''), directed by . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Monn-Iversen
Egil Ragnar Monn-Iversen (14 April 1928 – 7 July 2017) was a Norwegian musician, one of the most influential modern composers in Norway. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music, film, opera, television, comedy and theater. For some time he had so much influence in Norwegian culture that he got the nickname ''The Godfather'', even though he always considered himself a down-to-earth musician. Monn-Iversen owned a film production company, a record label, and an agency for musical artists, he was the founder of the vocal group The Monn Keys, he was the CEO at the Chat Noir theatre, chairman at The Norwegian Opera and from the 1960s until his death in 2017 worked in NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) and Det norske teatret (The Norwegian Theatre). He composed scores to over 100 Norwegian movies and TV series. Monn-Iversen was married to the Norwegian actor and singer Sølvi Wang until her death in 2011. Ownership and positions Egil Monn-Iversen established and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
