''Skøytekongen'' (The Skating King) is a black-and-white Norwegian drama film from 1953 directed by

Nils R. Müller Nils R. Müller (17 January 1921 – 6 March 2007) was a Norwegian film director. He was born in Shanghai. His debut was ''Så møtes vi imorgen'' (1946), and he broke through with the comedy ''Vi gifter oss'' (1951). Later films include ''Vi ...

. The script was written by Sigbjørn Hølmebakk based on a concept by

Bjørn Storberget Bjørn Storberget (July 5, 1921 – September 29, 1999) was a Norwegian writer. Storberget was born in Langesund. Storberget's career was connected with the Norwegian postal service. He started working for the postal service in 1938, and in 1939 ...

. The film stars

Lasse Kolstad Lars "Lasse" Kolstad (10 January 1922 – 14 January 2012) was a Norwegian actor and singer. Active from the 1940s, he was known from many stage roles, but primarily as "Tevye" in ''Fiddler on the Roof''. As a secondary school student, Kolstad ...

and Sidsel Meyer.

Plot

Skating king Hans Hellemo grew up under difficult conditions. His father's highest dream in life was for his son to go to college. Hans works as a truck driver, and the rest of the time he practices skating. His father watches with bitterness how his son's friends go off to college one by one, while his son is still working. Eventually it dawns on Hans that it is not enough to just be a skating king. He marries and has children. Hans wants to retire from the sport, but his fame prevents him: the people keep demanding that he show up. With the help of his wife, however, he takes the step and prepares for his last big race.

Cast

as Hans Hellemo * Sidsel Meyer as Kitten Slåttan * Espen Skjønberg as Høye, a journalist * Harald Heide Steen as Slåttan, a skating coach *

Eugen Skjønberg Conrad Eugen Skjønberg (March 27, 1889 – July 25, 1971) was a Norwegian actor. Eugen Skjønberg was married to the actress Henny Skjønberg. They resided at Ramstad. He was the father of Per Skjønberg, Pål Skjønberg, and Espen Skjønberg, ...

as Hellemo, a truck driver *

Lydia Opøien Lydia Marie Opøien (November 4, 1894 – November 24, 1961) was a Norwegian actress. Among other venues, Opøien was engaged with the Oslo New Theater, the Norwegian Theater in Oslo, and the Trøndelag Theater. She also worked with the NRK Ra ...

as Hellemo's wife *

Bjarne Andersen Bjarne Andersen (15 January 1909 – 13 August 1982) was a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director. Personal life Andersen was born in Stavanger to Emil Laurentzius Andersen and Ingeborg Bertine Osmondsdatter Udvig. He married ...

as a disabled sports fan * Haakon Arnold * Arne Bang-Hansen * Bjarne Bø *

Joachim Calmeyer Kåre Joachim Calmeyer (23 June 1931 – 26 December 2016) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Oslo, and grew up in Horten and Tromsø. He was the brother of jazz musician Ola and journalist Bengt Calmeyer. He made his stage debut at Rogaland ...

* Edvard Drabløs *

Dan Fosse Dan Fosse (February 26, 1918 – December 6, 1987) was a Norwegian actor. He is best known for his role as the housemaster Haukås in the Stompa films and as the voice of Bodø in the radio plays about Stompa & Co. Family Dan Fosse was the fath ...

* Bonne Gauguin * Sverre Hansen *

Harald Heide-Steen Jr. Harald Heide-Steen Jr. (18 August 1939 – 3 July 2008) was a Norway, Norwegian actor, comedian and singer. He was the son of Harald Heide Steen. Biography During the 1960s, Heide-Steen. Jr made the radio programs ''Hørerøret'', ''Sugerø ...

Joachim Holst-Jensen Joachim Holst-Jensen (16 June 1880 – 7 March 1963) was a Norwegian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1927 and 1960. Partial filmography * '' Den glade enke i Trangvik'' (1927) - Berg, telegrafist * '' Madame ...

* Elsa Isefiær *

Torhild Lindal Torhild, also written Thorhild, Thorild Torild, is a Norwegian feminine given name. Notable persons with that name include: *Torhild Aarbergsbotten (born 1969), Norwegian politician *Torhild Johnsen (born 1934), Norwegian politician *Thorild Olsso ...

* Alf Malland * Maja Lise Rønneberg *

Pål Skjønberg Pål Eugen Bucher Skjønberg (20 October 1919 – 3 February 2014) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Stavanger to actors Eugen (1889–1971) and Henny Skjønberg (1886–1973). He was the older brother of actor Espen Skjønberg. They ...

* Alfred Solaas * Astrid Sommer * Johan Sverre * Axel Thue *

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 i ...

* Ottar Wicklund

References

External links

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''Skøytekongen''
at the National Library of Norway
''Skøytekongen''
at Filmfront 1953 films Norwegian black-and-white films Norwegian drama films Films directed by Nils R. Müller {{Norway-film-stub