Operasjon Løvsprett (Operation Leafing)[1][2] is a Norwegian military comedy from 1962. It mostly takes place at the Lahaugmoen military base. A funny script, familiar situations, and good actors in all of the roles made the film a great success.[1] The film also had a sequel in 1964 called Operasjon Sjøsprøyt (Operation Sea Spray).[3] The film was released on DVD on February 11, 2004.

Operasjon Løvsprett
Directed byKnut Andersen
Written byBias Bernhoft
Rolf Sand
Produced byKnut Bohwim
StarringRolf Just Nilsen
Arve Opsahl
Odd Borg
Sølvi Wang
Tore Foss
Erik Lassen
Sverre Holm
Unni Bernhoft
Arne Bendiksen
Anita Thallaug
Rolf Sand
Egil Hjorth Jensen
Per Asplin
Synnøve Strigen
Kari Sundby
Elisabeth Granneman
Leif Enger
Kari Diesen
Carsten Byhring
Arvid Nilssen
Ulf Wengård
Per Lekang
Oddvar Sanne
Gustav Adolf Hegh
Grynet Molvig
Berit Kullander
Ray Adams
Torgils Moe
CinematographyMattis Mathiesen
Music byEgil Monn-Iversen
Distributed byNorenafilm
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Plot

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A number of very different men are called in for three weeks of training exercise at the Haglemoen military base, one just as odd as the next. They include the jolly salesman Goggen Rask (Rolf Just Nilsen), the car repairman Bottolph Johansen (Arve Opsahl), who is nicknamed Dreamer, and the shipowner Rieber-Larsen Jr. (Odd Borg). An unruly gang with characters like Major Kampstrup (Tore Foss) has a hard time keeping order—and keeping them—in the camp as they get sick and are taken care of by nurses Bitten (Anita Thallaug) and Florence (Sølvi Wang). The men do their best and make it through the big field maneuver after countless complications and comic situations.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sundholm, John; et al. (2013). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 367.
  2. ^ Sørensen, Tonje Haugland (2015). The Second World War in Norwegian Film—The Topography of Remembrance. Bergen: University of Bergen.
  3. ^ Holst, Jan Erik (July 9, 2017). "Egil Monn-Iversen – en dypt savnet filmprodusent". Rushprint. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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