''Over grensen'' (Over the Border) or ''Feldmann-saken'' (The Feldman Case) is 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 ...

drama film that premiered on February 19, 1987.

Bjørn Sundquist Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born 16 June 1948) is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles. For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin and ...

won the Amanda Award for the best male lead for his performance in the film.

Plot

The film deals with the

Feldmann case The Feldmann case ( no, Feldmannsaken) was a controversial criminal case in Norway in which two border guides admitted to killing an elderly Jewish couple during their escape from the Holocaust in Norway, and stealing their money. A jury acquitte ...

from 1942. The couple Jacob and Rakel Feldmann try to flee to Sweden with the help of two Norwegian

Milorg Milorg (abbreviation of militær organisasjon – military organization) was the main Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. Resistance work included intelligence gathering, sabotage, supply-missions, raids, espionage, transport of ...

border guides.

Cast

as Arnfinn Madsen, a journalist * Sverre Anker Ousdal as Mikkel Årnes, a police investigator *

Ingerid Vardund Ingerid Vardund (24 April 1927 – 25 December 2006) was a Norwegian actress. She was known to the Norwegian audience primarily for her roles in the films '' Jentespranget'' (1973) and the sit-com ' (1980). For her role in ''Jentespranget'', ...

as Rakel Feldmann *

Finn Kvalem Finn Kvalem (April 12, 1934 – February 26, 1990) was a Norwegian actor, stage director, and translator. Kvalem had his debut at the Norwegian Theater in 1955, where he was engaged from 1956 to 1969. After that, he was at the National Theater ...

as Jacob Feldmann *

Inger Lise Rypdal Inger Lise Rypdal (born 14 December 1949 in Lena, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress in many different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical. She is the sister of singer Maj Britt Andersen and was married (1969–1985) to guitari ...

as Molly * Øyvin Berven as Harald Sagstuen * Hans Ola Sørlie as a resistance member and witness *

Trond Brænne Trond Brænne (31 July 1953 – 16 March 2013) was a Norwegian actor, author and radio personality, best known for his many theater and television roles. He was also a decorated writer of children's songs and literature. Personal life Bræ ...

as Paul Plassen * Sigve Bøe as Larsen *

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 the defense attorney *

Jack Fjeldstad Jack Fjeldstad (24 March 1915 – 4 September 2000) was a Norwegian actor and stage producer. He was active on stage and in films for more than fifty years. He made his film debut in ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' in 1937, and participated in ...

as the sheriff * Odd Furøy as a police superintendent * Jon Eivind Gullord as a

Nasjonal Samling Nasjonal Samling (, NS; ) was a Norwegian far-right political party active from 1933 to 1945. It was the only legal party of Norway from 1942 to 1945. It was founded by former minister of defence Vidkun Quisling and a group of supporters such ...

member *

Ella Hval Ella Hval (born Ella Signe Quist Kristoffersen) (7 January 1904 – 17 December 1994) was a Norwegian actress. She was principally a stage actress and was also an instructor and teacher at the Nationaltheatret student school. Personal lif ...

as Mrs. Hansen *

Bjørn Jenseg Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

as a shop manager * Ola B. Johannessen as the prosecuting attorney *Andreas Kolstad as Moll, a witness * Arild Kristo as a security head *Heikki Kulblik as a deputy * Aril Martinsen as Swan, a journalist *

Ragnhild Michelsen Ragnhild Michelsen Steen (23 June 1911 – 30 September 2000) was a Norwegian actress. Life Ragnhild Michelsen was born in Narvik on 22 June 1911, the daughter of Carl F. Michelsen and Clara Kokmann. Her first stage experience came while attend ...

as a boarding house operator * Sven Nordin as Jensen, a witness * Alf Nordvang as the public prosecutor * John Nyutstumo as Bø, a witness * Hans Jacob Sand as a border guard * Vidar Sandem as Kåre Sagstuen *

Henrik Scheele Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heik ...

as Theo Jerilowitz * Nøste Schwab as the sheriff's wife *

Kjell Stormoen Kjell Stormoen (24 March 1921 – 22 October 2010) was a Norwegian actor, scenographer and theatre director. He was born in Bergen as a son of Trygve H. Stormoen (1896–1971) and Hjørdis Henriksen (1897–1975). He was a first cousin of Guri ...

as the judge *

Terje Strømdahl Terje may refer to: * Terje (name), a form of the Scandinavian name Torgeir *Tria ( hu, Terje), a village in the commune of Derna, Bihor Derna ( hu, Felsőderna) is a commune in northeastern Bihor County, Crișana, Romania, 50 km from the ...

as Ole Sagstuen * Karl Sundby as Aron Jerilowitz * Erik Øksnes as a farmer

References

External links

*
''Over grensen''
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 ...

''Over grensen''
at the

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 ...

1987 films Norwegian drama films Norwegian historical drama films Films about World War II crimes 1980s Norwegian-language films Films set in Norway {{Norway-film-stub