''Dyrk jorden!'' (Cultivate the Soil!) is a Norwegian black-and-white feature film from 1936 written and directed by

Alf Rød Alf Rød (February 19, 1894 – December 18, 1969) was a Norwegian screenwriter, playwright, and film director. He was the brother of the actor Einar Rød. Rød's main activity was as a screenwriter. He debuted as a screenwriter in 1926 with '' ...

. It was his only feature film. It was a propaganda film produced for the Norwegian Grain Corporation ( no, Statens Kornforretning).

Cast

* Reidar Borgeli as Trond *

Ragna Breda Ragna Breda (née Ragna Elisabeth Lindhjem, married name Ragna Bramer, October 12, 1905 – July 12, 1997) was a Norwegian actress as well as an author and translator of children's books. Personal life Ragna Breda was born in Horten, Norway. She ...

as Guri * Arnfinn Brodersen as Bjarne Engset, Ola's son *

Nils Hald Nils Mauritz Hald (October 12, 1897 – July 14, 1963) was a Norwegian actor. Hald was born in Kristiansand, Norway, the son of the bookbinder Johan Christian Thor Hald (1865–1902) and Karen Marie Gundersen (1864–1944). He was married to t ...

as Hjalmar *

Julie Lampe Julie Lampe (a.k.a. ''Julie Christensen Lampe'', July 13, 1870 – December 20, 1948) was a Norwegian actress. Career Julie Lampe made her debut in 1888 at the National Theater in Bergen and remained there until 1899. From 1901 to 1935, she was ...

as Øverli * Gerd Løwlie as Åse, a servant girl *

Einar Vaage Einar Vaage (March 1, 1889 – June 11, 1973) was a Norwegian actor. Vaage was active in Oslo from 1921 onward, where he was engaged with the Central Theater (from 1925 to 1931) and the Oslo New Theater. The comedy roles that Vaage played in ...

as Ola Engset

References

External links

''Dyrk jorden!''
at the

National Library of Norway The National Library of Norway ( no, Nasjonalbiblioteket) was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in Mo i Rana. The building in Oslo was restored and reopened i ...

1936 films Norwegian black-and-white films Norwegian silent films {{Norway-film-stub