To Norway, Home of Giants () was the
Norwegian contribution to the 1979
Rose d'Or in
Montreux
Montreux (, ; ; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, Swiss municipality and List of towns in Switzerland, town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Swiss Alps, Alps. It belongs to the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut (district), Riviera-Pays ...
,
where it won two prizes. The short comedy film was directed by
Johnny Bergh and
Bjørn Sand.
The script was written by
Knut Aunbu, Johnny Bergh, Bjørn Sand, and Erik Søby.
The film was a mock report from Norway, presented by the English reporter Norman Fearless (
John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and Television presenter, presenter. Emerging from the Footlights, Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinbur ...
).
The film premiered on May 5, 1979.
Cast
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John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and Television presenter, presenter. Emerging from the Footlights, Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinbur ...
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Øivind Blunck
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Ingeborg Cook
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Jon Eikemo
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Per Jansen
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Jorunn Kjellsby
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Aud Schønemann
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Sverre Wilberg
References
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External links
''To Norway, Home of Giants''at
NRK
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company.
The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...
Norwegian television films
Norwegian comedy films
NRK original programming
1979 television films
1979 films
Films set in Norway
Films shot in Norway
Cultural depictions of Norwegian people
Ethnic humour
1970s English-language films