Olav Engebretsen, also Olaf Engebretsen (December 25, 1905 – March 30, 1988)[1] was a Norwegian film editor and director.[2]
Olav Engebretsen | |
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 Directors Olav Engebretsen (left) and Jon Lennart Mjøen during the filming of Troll i ord in 1954 | |
| Born | December 25, 1905 |
| Died | March 30, 1988 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Film editor and director |
Engebretsen was primarily active as a film editor from 1941 to 1962. The films that he edited include Den forsvundne pølsemaker (1941), Jeg drepte!, (1942), and Line (1961).[3] He received the Norwegian Film Critics Award (Filmkritikerprisen) in 1961 for his editing of Line.[4] In 1954 he directed the films Troll i ord and I moralens navn.
Engebretsen is buried in the Cemetery of Our Saviour in Oslo.[1]
Filmography edit
Editor edit
- 1941: Den forsvundne pølsemaker
- 1942: Jeg drepte!
- 1942: Det æ'kke te å tru
- 1943: Vigdis
- 1943: Sangen til livet
- 1944: Kommer du, Elsa?
- 1946: Om kjærligheten synger de
- 1947: Sankt Hans fest
- 1948: Trollfossen
- 1949: I takt med tiden
- 1949: Jorden rundt på to timer
- 1951: Vi gifter oss
- 1951: Skadeskutt
- 1952: Haakon VII – Norges konge i krig og fred
- 1952: Andrine og Kjell
- 1952: De VI olympiske vinterleker Oslo 1952
- 1952: Jorden rundt på to timer
- 1952: Det kunne vært deg
- 1952: Trine!
- 1952: Vi vil skilles
- 1954: Kasserer Jensen
- 1956: Gylne ungdom
- 1957: Peter van Heeren
- 1957: Selv om de er små
- 1959: 5 loddrett
- 1961: Et øye på hver finger
- 1961: Line
- 1970: Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe
Director edit
- 1954: Troll i ord
- 1954: I moralens navn
References edit
- ^ a b "Olav Engebretsen". Oslo kommune - Gravferdsetaten. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ Hansson Marcussen, Elsa Brita (1948). På kino i kveld?. Oslo: Falken forlag. p. 81.
- ^ Hammer, Tad Bentley (1991). International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland. p. 374.
- ^ Olav Svendsen, Trond; Emilsen, Sofi S. (2020). "Filmkritikerprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
External links edit
- Olav Engebretsen at IMDb
- Olav Engebretsen at Norsk filmografi
- Olav Engebretsen at Filmfront
- Olav Engebretsen at the Danish Film Institute