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Hver søndag hos mor (2000)
Character: Onkel bernt
Julie has left her boyfriend because of an argument. The Family supports her decision when her brother tells them that he really is a criminal. Surprisingly the boyfriend turns up not knowing what to expect him.
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De ukjentes marked (1968)
Character: Broker, homeless
The Market of the Unknowns is a burlesque and socially critical tale of a flea market in Oslo, which is organized for the benefit of slum dwellers in Lima. Based a on novel by Åge Rønning.
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Kolleksjonen (1963)
Character: Bill
The act takes place among fashion designers and owners of a small exclusive dress salon.
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Mennesker i skyggen (1960)
Character: N/A
A short film about how to help juvenile delinquents to get a job and a position in socitety.
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Gylne ungdom (1956)
Character: Carl-Otto Harling
Student Tom Polden lives in difficult conditions at home. His mother lives constantly on the memories of her deceased husband. Her little hat shop is rather poor and the economy is peal. Tom constantly hear about the magnificent father, and becomes a big blow when he overhears his father shot himself because he had embezzled a substantial amount of money.
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Douglas (1970)
Character: Konrad
Douglas is a stuck-up policeman who works in the intelligence services, who believes that his status makes it okay to make other people's lives miserable.
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Kimen (1974)
Character: Haug
On a small green island out in the sea, they live in harmony - until a stranger comes. Like a hurricane this rocks the small society, and a killing lets all hidden forces loose.
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Ballen i øyet (2000)
Character: Herman
While near sighted Denise plays football, she accidently gets a ball in her face, and her glasses break. When she wakes up in the hospital she's double sighted.
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Ingen roser... takk (1979)
Character: Tom
Bjørn is released from prison after serving time for robbery . He's decided to change his life and get the help of a friend working as guard at a swimming pool . He soon realizes that not everyone will forget his past and when he tries to reunite with his wife their children , problems arise. Bjørn feels ostracized and life as criminal seems all the more tempting.
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Hard asfalt (1986)
Character: Idas far
This melodrama is based on the best-selling autobiography of Ida Halvorsen, a part-time prostitute with a life that was difficult to survive. Ida (Kristin Kajander) grew up with an alcoholic father, and after she married an alcoholic, her life went from early marital bliss to misery. She had a child during that marriage, took drugs, and turned to prostitution to get the money she needed. Along the way, many characters she met were dangerous and in more than one instance almost killed her. For Norwegians who are familiar with her story, the ending to the film will be recognized as incomplete, the story continues. For other audiences the ending might be a little grim.
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Nødlanding (1952)
Character: Telegrafisten
An American bomber is shot down on the Norwegian coast during World War II. The airmen bail out and land at different locations. In spite of the German search for them, the Norwegian resistance picks them up and hides them in the attic of the local church, a center of operations. Things become tense, however, when the hideout is spotted by a notorious collaborator, and soon the protagonist, Hans, has to get the airmen to Sweden.
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Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland (1970)
Character: Andreas Berg, baker
Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (Norwegian: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole Høiland was an actual Norwegian Robin Hood-figure in the early 19th century. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor, enjoying numerous affairs with attractive women along the way. The story culminates in the ambitious burglary of Norges Bank, Norway's central bank.
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Bør Børson II (1976)
Character: Niels Tollvold Jr.
Bør is startled when he discovers that his father-in-law is becoming more Norwegian than he is. The father-in-law is about to raise the village's highest flagpole. Bør can't sit still and watch, and that's why the fight and the intricacies are underway.
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Olsenbandens aller siste kupp (1982)
Character: Kristoffersen
The Olsen Gang is involved in a weapon trade for half a billion. It's their final coup, and Valborg is finally allowed to participate.
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Bør Børson Jr. (1974)
Character: Ole Tollvold
Bør Børson Jr. will become a great man quickly, but will be ridiculed when lower class in Olderdalen crashes with modern Norway.
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Skraphandlerne (1975)
Character: Herbert Hansen
Albert and Herbert Hansen love each other, in the way that fathers and sons usually do. They argue and bicker, but they don't take it too seriously. If it weren't for one particular thing, they could have continued indefinitely as companions and friends. But in the distance, wedding bells are ringing.
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Andrine og Kjell (1952)
Character: N/A
Andrine and Kjell are both 17, and attends a private high school. Many things disturb their way to the spring exams, and fall in love. The come from different backgrounds, but gets common problems when she rents a room at Kjells parents.
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Krvavi put (1955)
Character: Magnar
Yugoslav Partizans, captured by Nazis, are sent to concentration camps in distant Norway. The local population help some Partizans survive or flee to neutral Sweden.
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Cirkus Fandango (1954)
Character: Regissøren
Fandango is the director of a traveling circus. He brings with him a handful of artists who have to stick together to succeed, but there is a clear conflict between the director and the artists.
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Omringet (1960)
Character: N/A
The film describes how resistance fighter Knut Magne Haugland operated an illegal telegraph station on the roof of the National Hospital in 1944 during World War II.
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Smuglere (1968)
Character: N/A
For many, the happy twenties were not very happy, with high unemployment, poverty and a bitter disillusioned youth. But at the same time there was prohibition in Norway, with large-scale smuggling and easy-earned money. Ernst, an unemployed architect, stumbles onto the smuggler path, and replaces a gray, boring life with a lush, rowdy and colorful world. Klara, the girl he loves, walks away from him, and Jenny becomes his new girlfriend. Together with Hugo and Elsa, these four make a number of smuggling trips by car - with big profits - but it's not enough. So Ernst invests in boats, and that's when the really messy smuggling starts. He operates in the entire Oslo Fjord, all the way down to Rotterdam, pursued by police and customs, with his infamous torpedo boats. We follow Ernst all the way to the so-called Bygdøyslaget, where smugglers and police brutaly clash together.
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Engler i sneen (1982)
Character: Frank
Two men discover that they have a close relationship with the same woman. They both love her. Without saying anything to the woman that they know about the other, they both try to win her over.
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Venner (1960)
Character: Medlem av æresretten
Mountain climbing and its dangers get a different twist in this standard drama by Norwegian director Tancred Ibsen. When one of two climbing buddies returns from an attempt to scale Eagle Peak, he is happy to claim his award for being the first to reach the summit. But his celebration is short-lived after his friend comes back down from the mountain with another version of his "victory" climb. This second version has the supposedly successful climber cast as an attempted murderer. The story behind the climb comes out in flashbacks as the Alpine Club reviews the accusation.
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Sweetwater (1988)
Character: Janson
Allan and Lisa flee the war-torn city of Sweetwater with their young son for the safety of the municipal dump in this sleepy war drama. They join other displaced survivors who were driven from their homes, looking for a better life on the outskirts of Sweetwater.
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Gategutter (1949)
Character: Karsten
The movie takes place on Oslo's east side sometime during the twenties. It depicts the workers' environment by traditional elements like unemployment, strike, poverty, alcoholism, absent fathers, wise and tired mothers, the dream of a better life and the friendship between the boys in the street.
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