Bussen (1961)

Directed by

Arne Skouen

Genre

comedy film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

6

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A milkman with a kind heart is always stopping to help others, which leads to a series of comedic situations. The story follows his busy day as he runs errands for the people he meets.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezyold-fashionedgentlewarmplayful

What happens

Bussen (The Bus) is a 1961 Norwegian comedy film, directed by Arne Skouen and starring Leif Juster, and a strikingly similar 1963 Danish comedy film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Dirch Passer (the texts acknowledge this source at the start of the Danish version). The plot and script (and also a couple of names) are essentially the same in both films. The Danish version is made suitable for a Danish audience. The music to the Norwegian version was written by Maj Sønstevold and Gunnar Sønstevold, with additional songs written by Alf Prøysen. The original main character was written for Leif Juster. At this point in his career, Juster was a popular movie actor. It is possible that Arne Skouen was inspired by a narrative poem written by the poet Ingeborg Refling Hagen, about a milkman who is constantly running errands because of his good heart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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