''Emergency Landing'' () is a 1952 Norwegian

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...

directed by

Arne Skouen Arne Skouen (18 October 1913 – 24 May 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, author, film director and film producer. Biography Arne Skouen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Peder Nikolai Skouen (1883-1978) and Jenn ...

. It was entered into the

1952 Cannes Film Festival The 5th Cannes Film Festival took place from 23 April to 10 May 1952. French author Maurice Genevoix served as jury president for the main competition. The Grand Prize of the Festival was awarded, as the highest prize, to ''Othello'' by Orson W ...

. The film depicts the

Norwegian resistance The Norwegian resistance ( Norwegian: ''Motstandsbevegelsen'') to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms: *Asserting the legitimacy of the exiled governm ...

attempting to hide shot-down American aviators from the German occupation forces.

Plot

An American bomber is shot down on the Norwegian coast during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. The airmen bail out and land at different locations. In spite of the German search for them, the

picks them up and hides them in the attic of the local church, a center of operations. Things become tense, however, when the hideout is spotted by a notorious collaborator, and soon the protagonist, Hans (

Henki Kolstad Henki Kolstad (3 February 1915 – 14 July 2008) was a Norway, Norwegian actor and pop-cultural national treasure. With his debut at the National_Theatre_(Oslo), Oslo national theater, he was known for his appearances in ''Olsenbanden'', the child ...

), has to get the airmen to Sweden.

Cast

- Hans *

Jack Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected p ...

- Eddie, captain *

Randi Kolstad Randi Kolstad (born Randi Ballestad, later known as Randi Borch, May 23, 1925 – October 6, 1999) was a Norwegian theater and screen actress. Kolstad made her film debut in 1951 in ''Kranes konditori''. She appeared in 14 films. She particip ...

- Kristin * Bjarne Andersen - Stråmannen * Jens Bolling - Knut *

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 ...

- Edvartsen, churchwarden * Samuel Matlowsky - Leo, sergeant * Lee Payant - Fiorello, 2nd lt. * John Robbins - Don, sergeant * Lee Zimmer - Steve, sergeant * Chris Bugge - Mart, 1st lt. *

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 b ...

- Willie, the vicar (as J. Holst Jensen)

References

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* 1952 films 1950s Norwegian-language films Norwegian black-and-white films Films about shot-down aviators Films set in Norway Films directed by Arne Skouen Norwegian World War II films 1952 war films Films about Norwegian resistance movement {{WWII-film-stub