Growth of the Soil (1921)
- Original title
- Markens grøde
- Directed by
- Gunnar Sommerfeldt
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Norway
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man leaves society to carve out a life farming undeveloped land in rural Norway. The story follows his struggles and quiet triumphs as he builds a home and family over many years.
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What happens
Growth of the Soil (Norwegian: Markens grøde) is a Norwegian silent film from 1921 based on Knut Hamsun's novel Growth of the Soil. The Danish filmmaker Gunnar Sommerfeldt wrote the screenplay and directed the film, and he also played the role of the bailiff Geissler in the film. Sommerfeldt invested DKK 240,00 in the film, which was a considerable sum in 1921. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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