Song of Norway (1970)

Directed by

Andrew L. Stone

Genre

musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

G

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This musical follows the early career of composer Edvard Grieg as he tries to create a national music for Norway. It shows his struggles and friendships along the way.

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What happens

Song of Norway is a 1970 American biographical drama musical film adaptation of the successful operetta of the same name, directed by Andrew L. Stone. Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson, and Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and presented in single-panel Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalize on the success of The Sound of Music, and was the first musical in Cinerama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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