Walter Fyrst (né Fürst; 6 July 1901 – 23 February 1993) was a Norwegian filmmaker. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the son of the physician Valentin Fürst and Margarethe Christiane Dedekam. His first film was ''

Troll-elgen ''Troll-Elgen'' is a novel from 1921 by Norwegian writer Mikkjel Fønhus. The story is about the large moose "Rauten" and the hunter "Gaupe", and ends up with both the hunter and the hunted losing their lives. The novel was adapted into a film i ...

'' from 1927, based on two novels by Mikkjel Fønhus. Other films were ''

Cafe X ''Cafe X'' is a 1928 Norwegian crime film. The film was directed by Walter Fyrst, who also wrote the screenplay and headed the production through his company Fürst-film. It stars Bengt Djurberg and Tove Tellback. Plot The film tells the story ...

'' from 1928 and '' Brudekronen'' from 1944. Fyrst made propaganda films for the Nazi regime during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.

Filmography

* 1927: ''

'' * 1928: ''

'' * 1932: ''

Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde ''Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde'' (The Princess Who Always Had to Have the Last Word) is a Norwegian short film from 1932 based on the fairytale of the same name by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. Harald Stormoen starred as the king, Andreas ...

'' * 1942: ''Vi er Vidkun Quislings hirdmenn'' * 1943: ''

Unge viljer ''Unge viljer'' (Young Wills) is a Norwegian film from 1943 written and directed by Walter Fyrst. It is about an upper-class girl and a working-class boy that join forces and become members of Nasjonal Samling (NS), Vidkun Quisling's far-right pol ...

'' * 1944: '' Brudekronen'' * 1944: ''Villmarkens lov'' * 1955: '' Hjem går vi ikke''

References

1901 births 1993 deaths Film people from Oslo Norwegian film directors Members of Nasjonal Samling {{Norway-film-bio-stub People convicted of treason for Nazi Germany against Norway