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En glad gutt (1932)

En glad gutt poster
Directed by
John W. Brunius
Genre
drama film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
6
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young farmhand named Øyvind grows up in 19th century rural Norway. He works hard, falls in love, and tries to rise in the world against the wishes of a wealthy girl's father.

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What happens

En glad gutt (English: A Happy Boy) is a 1932 Norwegian drama film directed by John W. Brunius, starring Tore Foss, Hauk Aabel and Gøril Havrevold. The film is based on the story En glad Gut by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, published in 1860. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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