Kåre Bergstrøm (3 February 1911 – 24 June 1976) was a Swedish-born cinematographer and film director who settled in Norway. Bergstrøm was born in

Värmland Värmland () is a ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Name Several Latinized version ...

. He was assigned with the film production company Norsk Film from 1933, and eventually became took up cinematography. He was the cinematographer for

Toralf Sandø Toralf Sandø (April 6, 1899 in Flatanger – March 4, 1970) was a Norwegian film director and actor. He also read Olav Duun books for NRK Radio. Selected filmography * 1936: '' Vi bygger landet'' * 1937: ''By og land hand i hand ''By og lan ...

's film ''

Den forsvundne pølsemaker ''The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared'' () is a 1941 Norway, Norwegian comedy film written and directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Leif Juster and Ernst Diesen. Private investigators Gløgg (Diesen) and Rask (Juster) have been hired to trace a butc ...

'' from 1941,

Tancred Ibsen Tancred Ibsen (11 July 1893 – 4 December 1978) was a Norwegian military officer, aviator, film director and screenwriter. Background Ibsen was the son of Sigurd Ibsen and Bergljot Bjørnson. He was the grandson of both Henrik Ibsen and Nobel ...

's film '' Den farlige leken'' from 1942,

Rasmus Breistein Rasmus Breistein (November 16, 1890 – October 16, 1976) was a Norwegians, Norwegian film director.Sundholm, John et al. ''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema''. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, p. 88. Life Breistein was born in Åsane i ...

's '' Trysil-Knut'' from 1942, and

Alfred Maurstad Alfred Jentoft Maurstad (26 July 1896 – 5 September 1967) was a Norwegian actor, movie director and theatre manager. Biography Alfred Jentoft Maurstad was born at Bryggja in Davik (now Vågsøy) in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was the son of ...

's comedy '' En herre med bart'' from 1942. After World War II he was the cinematographer for Edith Carlmar's film debut '' Døden er et kjærtegn'', and Ibsen's '' To mistenkelige personer'', which was eventually denied a public showing after a judgement by the

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. His first film as director was the love story '' Andrine og Kjell'' from 1952. He further directed the comedy '' Det kunne vært deg'' (1952), the war documentary '' Blodveien'' (1955), about Yugoslav slave workers in Norway during World War II, the thriller '' Lake of the Dead '' (1958), based on a crime novel by André Bjerke, a

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about

Hans Nielsen Hauge Hans Nielsen Hauge (3 April 1771 – 29 March 1824) was a 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran lay minister, spiritual leader, business entrepreneur, social reformer and author. He led a noted Pietism revival known as the Haugean movement. Hauge is al ...

(1961), ''

Klokker i måneskinn ''Klokker i måneskinn'' (Bells in the Moonlight) is a Norwegian anthology film from 1964 directed by Kåre Bergstrøm. The film is about four men that meet for an evening of bridge. Three of them relate accounts of supernatural events they have ...

'' (1964), and the children's film '' Bjurra'' (1970).

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