Gunnar Nilsen-Vig (September 20, 1886 – July 8, 1959) was a

Norwegian 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 ...

cinematographer, scriptwriter, and film director. Nilsen-Vig came into contact with the director

Rasmus Breistein Rasmus Breistein (November 16, 1890 – October 16, 1976) was a Norwegian film director.Sundholm, John et al. ''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema''. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, p. 88. Life Breistein was born in Åsane in the city o ...

via the company Kommunenes Filmcentral. He became Breistein's permanent cinematographer and was involved in most of Breistein's films, from '' Fante-Anne'' (1920) to ''

Trysil-Knut ''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s w ...

'' (1942). He also worked as a cinematographer for other directors, including for the Norwegian–German film ''

The Woman in the Advocate's Gown ''The Woman in the Advocate's Gown'' (german: Die Frau im Talar; no, Frøken Statsadvokat) is a 1929 Norwegian-German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Paul Richter, and Fritz Kortner. The screenplay was ...

'' (1929, directed by

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). In 1923, Nilsen-Vig directed his only film, '' Strandhugg paa Kavringen'' (now considered lost), together with

Trygve Dalseg Olaf Trygve Dalseg (15 September 1898 – 12 April 1987) was a Norwegian marketing agent. He was born in Ringebu. He worked for the magazine ''Hjemmet ''Hjemmet'', pronounced "yemmeh" (English: ''Home'') is a Norwegian weekly family magazi ...

Filmography

Cinematographer

* 1920: '' Fante-Anne'' * 1921: ''

Jomfru Trofast ''Jomfru Trofast'' (Miss Faithful) is a Norwegian film from 1921 based on a folk play with a script by Vilhelm Krag.Krag, Vilhelm. 1906. ''Jomfru Trofast: folkekomedie i 4 akter''. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Company.Waldekranz, Rune. 1985. ''Filmens h ...

'' * 1921: '' Felix'' * 1923: '' Strandhugg paa Kavringen'' * 1926: ''

Brudeferden i Hardanger ''Brudeferden i Hardanger'' ( no, The bridal procession in Hardanger}) is a 1926 Norwegian silent drama film directed by Rasmus Breistein, starring Aase Bye. The script was written by Breistein, based on the novel ''Marit Skjølte'', by Kris ...

'' * 1927: '' Madame besøker Oslo'' * 1929: '' Frøken Statsadvokat'' * 1930: '' Kristine Valdresdatter'' * 1931: '' Den store barnedåpen'' * 1932: '' En glad gutt'' * 1932: '' Skjærgårdsflirt'' * 1934: '' Syndere i sommersol'' * 1934: '' Liv'' * 1935: ''

Du har lovet mig en kone! ''Du har lovet mig en kone!'' ( en, You Promised Me a Wife!) is a 1935 Norwegian comedy film written by Tancred Ibsen, and co-directed by Ibsen and Einar Sissener, starring Sissener, Randi Brænne and Kirsten Heiberg Kirsten Heiberg (25 Apr ...

'' * 1938: ''

Ungen ''Ungen'' (The Child or The Kid) is a Norwegian drama film from 1938 directed by Rasmus Breistein. The lead roles are played by Eva Sletto, Harald Heide Steen, and Ragnhild Hald. It is a film adaptation of Oskar Braaten's 1911 play ''Ungen: folkel ...

'' * 1942: ''

Director

* 1923: '' Strandhugg paa Kavringen''

Scriptwriter

* 1921: '' Felix'' * 1923: '' Strandhugg paa Kavringen''

References

External links

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Swedish Film Database The Swedish Film Database ( sv, Svensk filmdatabas) is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute. It contains information about all Swedish films from 1897 onwards and foreign films that had cinema premiere ...

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