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Travelling Folk (1922)

Travelling Folk poster
Original title
Farende folk
Directed by
Amund Rydland
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
15
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent Norwegian drama from 1922. It follows a man named Jonas Vaern and his youth based on a novel. The story involves crime and personal struggles.

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What happens

Farende folk (Traveling Folk) is a Norwegian silent film from 1922, directed by Amund Rydland. The screenplay was written by Rydland and the actor Martin Gisti, and it is based on Severin Lieblein's 1910 novel Den sidste av sin slegt: et blad av Jonas Værns ungdomskrønike. The film is available for free at the website of the National Library of Norway. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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