''Musikanter'' (The Musicians) is a

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comedy film from 1967 directed by

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 ...

, who also wrote the screenplay.

Leif Juster Leif Juster (born Leif Normann Nilsen) (14 February 1910 – 25 November 1995) was a Norwegian comedian, singer and actor, arguably the most popular of his generation in Norway. Juster started out as a variety show performer, and for a period he ...

appears in the role of Maistro. The film premiered on August 29, 1967, at theaters in

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, and

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Plot

Maistro works as a janitor at a music school. The students come running to him with all their problems. Among other things, he has the job of getting them a roof over their heads through trickery and leniency, and lies and trickery. The janitor encourages, comforts, scolds, and slaps them. The students call him Maistro because he has to direct them all. In his room, he nurtures his secret dream of being a world-famous conductor.

Cast

as Maistro, the janitor *

Synne Skouen Synne Skouen (born 8 August 1950) is a Norwegian music writer and composer. Biography Skouen was born in Oslo. She studied at the Vienna Academy of Music with Alfred Uhl and Erwin Ratz for composition and Dieter Kaufmann and Friedrich Cerha for el ...

as Vivi *

Henki Kolstad Henki Kolstad (3 February 1915 – 14 July 2008) was a Norwegian actor and pop-cultural national treasure. With his debut at the Oslo national theater, he was known for his appearances in '' Olsenbanden'', the children's series Jul i Skomakergata ...

as Bille, the ship owner *

Henny Moan Henny Moan (born 22 February 1936) is a Norwegian actress from Finnmark. She has had a long career in theatre, but is best known for her roles in certain classics of Norwegian cinema, such as the Oscar-nominated '' Nine Lives'' (1957) and '' Lake ...

as Tora, the dentist's wife * Arne Aas as Ludvig, the poet *

Carsten Byhring Carsten Byhring (8 December 1918 – 5 April 1990) was a Norwegian actor. He is probably best known for playing Kjell in the Olsen Gang movies. He is the brother of actor Svein Byhring. He died from cancer in Oslo at the age of 71, in 1990. ...

as Gulbrand, the fruit seller *

Gudrun Waadeland Gudrun Waadeland (3 August 1937 - 8 October 2020) was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. Career She was born in Oslo, made her film debut in 1955 in Arne Skouen's ''Det brenner i natt!'' and her stage debut at Det Norske Teatret in 1959. S ...

as Annik, an expecting mother *

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 ( ...

as Beethoven, a music teacher *

Turid Balke Turid Balke (25 July 1921 – 5 January 2000) was a Norwegian actress, playwright and artist. Biography Born in Kirkenes, she started her professional career at Trøndelag Teater in 1949. She would spend many of her years as an actress at Fol ...

as the colonel's wife *

Willie Hoel Willie Hans Karsten Hoel (16 June 1920 – 15 June 1986) 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 na ...

as a moving man *

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as Nelly *

Per Christensen Per Christensen (18 July 1934 – 26 August 2009) was a Norwegian actor. His film credits include ''Elling'', '' Hotel Cæsar'', '' The Warrior's Heart'', and '' The Passionate Demons''. Selected filmography * 1957: '' Slalåm under himmelen'' * ...

as a janitor * Kåre Siem as Albert, a music teacher * Inger Teien as the poet's wife *

Bjarne Bø Bjarne Bø (April 3, 1907 – August 9, 1998) was a Norwegian actor. Bø was born in Skjeberg in the municipality of Sarpsborg in Østfold county, Norway. He debuted in 1939 in the role of Sjur in the play ''Hu Dagmar'' by Ove Ansteinsson (1884� ...

as a moving man * Nils Sletta as Jørgen *Kjersti Dalbye as Berta * Tom Remlov as the organ student *

Mette Lange-Nielsen Mette Lange-Nielsen (30 April 1929 – 29 May 1981) was a Norwegian actress. Her husband was actor Per Lillo-Stenberg, and her son is musician Lars Lillo-Stenberg. Filmography * 1951: '' Dei svarte hestane'' * 1956: ''Roser til Monica'' * 1956: ...

as the housewife * Ranveig Eckhoff as the singing student *Endre Kleve as the violin student *

Steinar Ofsdal Steinar Ofsdal (born 4 October 1948) is a Norwegian composer and flutist. Career Ofsdal has since 1967 performed on numerous stages in Norway, and worldwide in different settings. He has performed alone or within one of his many bands, and is ...

as the bass player *

Svein Wickstrøm Svein Wickstrøm (March 17, 1936 – December 15, 2006) was a Norwegian actor and revue artist. He was employed at the Trøndelag Theater for 35 years. Wickstrøm was born in Oslo. He made his stage debut with Leif Juster at the Edderkoppen Th ...

Per Ivar Moe Per Ivar Moe (born 11 November 1944, in Ålesund) is a former speed skater from Norway. Biography In 1963, 18-year-old Per Ivar Moe won bronze at the European Allround Championships, an achievement he would repeat the following year (1964). In ...

Music

The Big Swing College Band and

NRK NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting Aksjeselskap, AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and ...

's junior orchestra under the direction of Herbert Bergene performed the music for the film.

References

External links

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''Musikanter''
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 ...

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