''The Witch Hunt'' ( no, Forfølgelsen) is a 1981 Norwegian
drama film written and directed by
Anja Breien
Anja Breien (born 12 July 1940) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. One of the leading figures of the Norwegian film industry, and one of the first women to rise to prominence as a writer-director in Norway, Breien's body of work in f ...
.
The film was entered into the main competition at the
38th edition of the
Venice Film Festival.
[Adriano Aprà, Giuseppe Ghigi, Patrizia Pistagnesi. ''Cinquant'anni di cinema a Venezia''. La Biennale di Venezia, 1982. .]
Plot
Cast
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Lil Terselius
Lil Poldi Terselius (5 November 1944 – 26 October 2021 Retrieved 27 October 2021 ) was a Swedish stage and film actress. At the 14th Guldbagge Awards she won the award for Best Actress for her role in ''Games of Love and Loneliness''. She won ...
as Eli Laupstad
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Bjørn Skagestad
Bjørn Skagestad (born 5 September 1950) is a Norwegian actor.
Selected filmography
* 1974: ''Ungen''
* 1980: ''Life and Death''
* 1981: ''Martin''
* 1981: ''The Witch Hunt
''The Witch Hunt'' ( no, Forfølgelsen) is a 1981 Norwegian drama film ...
as Aslak Gimra
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Anita Björk
Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress.
She was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and wor ...
as Ingeborg Eriksdotter Jaatun
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Erik Mørk
Erik Mørk (3 December 1925 – 27 January 1993) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 29 films between 1950 and 1993. He won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in 1950 for his performance in ''Susanne''.
Selected filmography
* ''Susanne'' ( ...
as Henrik Ravn
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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 Guri
* Mona Jacobsen as Maren
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Espen Skjønberg
Espen Henrik Skjønberg (7 April 1924 – 26 August 2022) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen, and television.
Career
Skjønberg made his first movie appearances as a child in the 1932 film ''En glad gutt'' and in the 1937 Norwegian classic ...
as Kristoffer Klomber
* Eilif Armand as Rasmus Knag
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Jan Hårstad
Jan Edgar Hårstad (born 23 April 1943) is a Norwegian actor and political writer.
Hårstad played Johannes Rosmer in NRK Fjernsynsteatret's production of ''Rosmersholm'' in 1978. Later, he played "Blomster-Johan" in NRK's Christmas show '' A ...
as Njell Asserson
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Lars Andreas Larssen
Lars Andreas Larssen (27 March 1935 – 29 January 2014) was a Norwegian stage, film and television actor.[Jens Okking
Jens Dyhr Okking, (18 December 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a Danish actor, singer and politician.
Jens Okking was mostly known outside of Denmark from Lars von Triers TV-series '' The Kingdom''. In Denmark, Okking was a notable actor for many ...]
as Blomme
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Jorunn Kjellsby
Jorunn Kjellsby (born 7 April 1944) is a Norwegian actress. She has worked both for Trøndelag Teater (1961–1963), Oslo Nye Teater (1968–1970) and Det Norske Teateret (1971–). She has also had almost 30 movies, such as ''Bryllup ...
as Dordi
* Häge Juve as Sigrid
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Lothar Lindtner as Asser
References
External links
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1981 drama films
1981 films
Films directed by Anja Breien
Norwegian drama films
1980s Norwegian-language films
Films scored by Arne Nordheim
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