''Den grønne heisen'' ( en, The green elevator}) is a 1981
Norwegian comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Odd-Geir Sæther, based on a play by
Avery Hopwood
James Avery Hopwood (May 28, 1882 – July 1, 1928) was an American playwright of the Jazz Age. He had four plays running simultaneously on Broadway in 1920.
Early life
Hopwood was born to James and Jule Pendergast Hopwood on May 28, 1882 ...
, and starring
Rolv Wesenlund and
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Plot
Preben invites Mrs. Lissen to the opera, and later she says she wants a divorce from Fredrik. It develops into a hide-and-seek hunt for the truth.
Cast
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Rolv Wesenlund as Fredrik Borkmann
* Marie Louise Tank as Lissen Borkmann
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as Einar Lorck Mathiesen
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Elsa Lystad
Elsa Lystad (born 9 July 1930) is a Norwegian actress. She made her stage debut in 1956, and her breakthrough as actress came in the mid-1960s. She has since been a central actress in Norwegian film, theatre, television and radio. She was awarded ...
as Topsy Lorck Mathiesen
* Anders Hatlo as Preben Bang
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Brit Elisabeth Haagensli
Brit Elisabeth Haagensli (born 24 August 1953) is a Norwegian actress and singer, known from theatre and revue productions, television and several films.
Haagensli grew up in Asker. Since 1981, she has used the most of her summers to do theatre ...
as Dagny
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1981 films
1981 comedy films
Norwegian comedy films
1980s Norwegian-language films
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