Trysil-Knut is a Norwegian film from 1942.[1] Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama[2] during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s who uses his skiing skills to prevent war from breaking out between Norway and Sweden. Knut also wins back his "princess" and a property that he was cheated out of.[3]

Trysil-Knut
Directed byRasmus Breistein
Written by
Based ona novel by Rudolf Muus
Starring
CinematographyOttar Gladtvet
Kåre Bergstrøm
Gunnar Nilsen-Vig
Ulf Greber [no; sv]
Distributed byTriangelfilm
Release date
  • April 30, 1942 (1942-04-30)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Like many of the Norwegian films from the interwar period or the occupation years, this is an adventure story. Breistein's point of departure for the story was a popular novel by Rudolf Muus from 1914, and he was also inspired by Bernt Lund's poem from 1861 and by Ole Haugen-Flermoe [no]'s story from 1909.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Sundholm, John; Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf; Hedling, Olof; Iversen, Gunnar; Møller, Birgir Thor (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 412. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
  2. ^ "Da Joseph Goebbels styrte norsk filmpolitikk". Rushprint (in Norwegian). September 15, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Trysil-Knut". Norsk filmografi (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on October 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rasmus Breistein". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on August 25, 2019.
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