Sverre Anker Ousdal
Biography: Sverre Anker Ousdal (born 18 July 1944) is a Norwegian actor born in Flekkefjord. His debut was in 1965 at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen. He was at the Oslo Nye Teater in the period 1967 to 1970, and at the National Theatre from 1970.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 18, 1944
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
The Secret Life of Words
2005-12-15
The Secret Life of Words
Overview: A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-15
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Kitchen Stories
2003-09-19
Kitchen Stories
Overview: Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2003-09-19
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Autumn Fall
2015-10-16
Autumn Fall
Overview: Oslo in beautiful autumn. Ingvild is a stage manager at the National Theatre, and trying to make a life change, with her artistic ambitions. Not liking actors, she still manages to get into two very different affairs.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2015-10-16
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Insomnia
1997-03-14
Insomnia
Overview: Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1997-03-14
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Etter Rubicon
1987-09-10
Etter Rubicon
Overview: Two boys who were found sick on a boat in the sea near northern Norway, are hospitalized with mysterious symptoms. The secret service starts investigating the case, confiscates the bodies. When Hoff notices that the whole event shall be kept secret, he begins to investigate on his own.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1987-09-10
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Orion's Belt
1985-02-08
Orion's Belt
Overview: Live to tell the truth. What can one man do against the most lethal army on earth? Local fishermen/smugglers/tourist guides Tom, Lars and Sverre discover the Soviet Union aren't just mining for coal in the arctic archipelago of Svalbard. This is a secret too big for any of them, and soon they find themselves hunted down by Soviet forces and secret agents.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1985-02-08
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Colossus
1993-09-24
Colossus
Overview: A boy paralyzed as a child grows into an athletic man. The colossal strength that allowed him to become a fit man will prove to be his undoing. Convicted of a murder in a fight, he loses the chance to return to his beloved girl.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1993-09-24
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Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987-07-01
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Overview: Under the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato.
Genres: Adventure Drama Fantasy Family Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-01
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The Island at the Top of the World
1974-12-16
The Island at the Top of the World
Overview: A Victorian gentleman hopes to find his long-lost son, who vanished while searching for a mysterious Viking community in a volcanic valley somewhere in uncharted Arctic regions. The gentleman puts together an expedition team to go on the search, but when they reach their destination they must escape from some Viking descendants who will kill to keep their existence a secret.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-16
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Bobby's War
1974-02-21
Bobby's War
Overview: Robert Lund (Roy Bjornstad) is a weary man, and his days as a starring saxophone player seem to be near their end. The Nazis have occupied Norway for some time, and he has been passing the time by telling his son Bobby (Erik Andersson) some tales of his previous exploits.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1974-02-21
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The Crossing
2004-10-22
The Crossing
Overview: Andreas has everything a man can wish for. A wonderful wife, a big house on the country and a great job. But a sudden car accident puts him in a wheelchair. He is paralysed in his legs and he is also now impotent. Will his marriage work?
Genres: Thriller Comedy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2004-10-22
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Deadline Torp
2005-01-13
Deadline Torp
Overview: On September 28th, 1994, two Swedish men robbed a bank in the small Norwegian town of Larvik. Soon, with a massive police hunt underway, the robbers ended up taking two civilians and two police officers hostage. Next morning the drama would come to a deadly halt at nearby Torp Airport, where for the first time in history, a Norwegian police chief was forced to give the order to shoot to kill.
Genres: Drama Thriller Action TV Movie
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2005-01-13
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Svampe
1990-12-26
Svampe
Overview: During the Summer while his parents are busy with work, a nine year old boy slips into a fantasy world to entertain himself. A world of strange adults, talking birds and magic. On his quest travelling involves steam engines and handcars.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1990-12-26
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The Egg
1987-10-04
The Egg
Overview: A fantasy about repression and hidden menace.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1987-10-04
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Fomlesen i kattepine
1999-12-26
Fomlesen i kattepine
Overview: Mr. Fumblebody is a clumsy, but kindhearted unemployed lawyer who picks a fight with the powerfull and reckless Rex Dobbermann. Mr. Dobbermann has decided to eliminate all the cat's in the small town Kattesand. Mr. Dobberman's beautiful daughter Tess on the other hand tries to save her own dear cat from her father, and Mr. Fumblebody does everything he can to help her.
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1999-12-26
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The Flight of the Eagle
1982-08-26
The Flight of the Eagle
Overview: The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are not heard of again.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1982-08-26
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Den siste Fleksnes
1974-11-04
Den siste Fleksnes
Overview: Den siste Fleksnes (English: The last Fleksnes) is a 1974 Norwegian comedy film directed by Bo Hermansson, starring Rolv Wesenlund and Aud Schønemann. The film is based on the television sitcom Fleksnes Fataliteter.Marve Fleksnes (Wesenlund) lives a comfortable life with his mother (Schønemann), but misses a woman in his life. He is afraid he might become the last Fleksnes. His mother enrols him in a charm school, where he excels. At the same time, a young lady moves into the apartment across the hall.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1974-11-04
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Most People Live in China
2002-06-07
Most People Live in China
Overview: A movie inspired by eight Norwegian political parties, written by six writers and directed by nine directors: a man gets a nasty surprise skinny dipping, a cow eats a cell phone, a lesbian couple loses a child, a blind girl sells dubious lottery tickets, a boy falls in love, a man picks up a hitchhiker, three girls get help from a man in pajamas, and nine old men find a young girl stuck in a swamp.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2002-06-07
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Kristin Lavransdatter
1995-08-25
Kristin Lavransdatter
Overview: The daughter of a prominent medieval Norway landowner, Kristin grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. As she accepts the fact that she has been arranged to marry the son of another landowner, Kristin's beauty, innocence and purity evokes violent emotions around her: envy, lust, murder, revenge. She seeks refuge in a convent, awaiting marriage. Here, the passion of her life strikes, the knight Erlend Nikulaussonn. However, their love cannot be private, and suddenly Kristin is the centre of a scandal.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1995-08-25
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Everyone Loves Alice
2002-10-04
Everyone Loves Alice
Overview: A love triangle between a man, two women and three children. When love suddenly explodes in these people's everyday lives, it creates a pressure wave that changes the lives of everyone.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2002-10-04
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False as Water
1985-11-08
False as Water
Overview: John is the owner of a small publishing company. One day John meets the poet Clara and falls in love with her. A movie about jealousy and death.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1985-11-08
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Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
1988-08-25
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
Overview: The three robbers Kasper, Jesper and Jonathan lives together with their always hungry lion in the little town of Kardemomme by, the home to a fair but kind police officer, and the strict Aunt Sofie.
Genres: Family
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1988-08-25
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Such Is Life
1996-10-25
Such Is Life
Overview: Tin-Tin is a bar pianist, living with the radio talk show host Paul in a relationship gone stale. Still, her parents are expecting grandchildren. Then a self-assured Norwegian business man turns up giving her the eye.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1996-10-25
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The Greatest Gamble
1967-12-26
The Greatest Gamble
Overview: This is a movie about a local resistance group and its leader Gunvald Tomstad, in the southern part of Norway. Gunvald takes on a heavy burden as he pretends to be a devoted Hitlerjugend-leader and soon he becomes a trusted friend of the German occupants.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1967-12-26
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The Last Dance
1993-12-25
The Last Dance
Overview: Blackpool, a dancing contest, a dead woman. This is the opening scene of this movie, which then continues by telling us the story preceding this sad accident - or is it a murder? We will get to know the tensed relationship of the dancing contestant couple Tove and Claes, and see how there lives are affected by Liselott and Lennart, their opponents and friends.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1993-12-25
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Istanbul
1989-08-07
Istanbul
Overview: A New York Times correspondent based in Sweden travels to Istanbul with his daughter on a secret mission.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-07
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Credo
1997-09-12
Credo
Overview: Mona is a young woman, engaged to a man who never shows up. She relies strongly on her supportive friend, Anne. Mona suspects that Anne's psychologist, Dr. Lark, is acting funny towards her friend, and decides to investigate. Mona and Anne will find themselves embroiled in a strange world of psychiatry and fanaticism, in which both young women's lives will be endangered.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1997-09-12
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Pøbel
1978-09-12
Pøbel
Overview: The criminal Tom goes in and out of jail and feels he is getting destructive, where he can't distinguish between love and violence, endearment and toughness nor self realization and self destruction.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1978-09-12
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Bikinisesongen
1994-09-23
Bikinisesongen
Overview: Leo is one of those not succeeding with anything, but has a life full of unrealistic dreams. His friend Snorre is down to earth. at least until they decide to sell bikinis out of season to shopping eager women.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1994-09-23
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The 7 Deadly Sins
2000-08-11
The 7 Deadly Sins
Overview: Feature film length collection of seven short films about the biblical seven sins by preliminary younger Norwegian directors.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2000-08-11
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Asfaltevangeliet
2004-04-17
Asfaltevangeliet
Overview: The controversial story about "Jesus", placed in Oslo today. Jesus drinks, curses and attends to prostitutes, to fit in to modern life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2004-04-17
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The Chieftain
1984-02-01
The Chieftain
Overview: A love story about an actor, Arne Strømberg, which struggles with the changes between love and anger, and his roles as a macho man, family father and husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1984-02-01
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Virtuoso
1989-02-12
Virtuoso
Overview: In 1962, the young pianist, John Ogdon wins international success in Moscow and embarks on a whirlwind career. Ten years later he suffers the onset of mental illness that threatens to destroy his playing, marriage and sanity.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-12
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The Feldmann Case
1987-02-01
The Feldmann Case
Overview: "The Feldmann Case" - Jacob and Rachel was killed on their flight from the Nazi occupation to Sweden in 1942. A year later their bodies are discovered, but after the war the case is re-opened, and the guilty ones is game.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1987-02-01
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One or Two Lies
2021-01-01
One or Two Lies
Overview: A father calls his son after years of silence, in an attempt to reconcile, before it is too late.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2021-01-01
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The Dive
1989-08-31
The Dive
Overview: Sundquist and Eidsvold play the two deep sea divers, who agree to do a quick unscheduled dive before taking their Christmas vacation, to help an oil company who's got a oil-valve caught in a trawl. The dive is to take only 5 minutes, and the divers will get a nice bonus. But things go wrong. The diving bell gets tangled in the trawl, and while trying to hoist up the bell, they tear asunder the oxygen tanks. Suddenly the bell is stuck, and the crew is unable to get it up. Caught in a diving bell at the bottom of the sea, rapidly running out of air, both the divers and the crew on the surface are racing against time to find a solution; how to get the two men up ALIVE!
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1989-08-31
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Surrender
1988-09-20
Surrender
Overview: The parents brought the boy to the sanatorium. He does not like to be among patients, because he just got sick neck, what brought him here? He decides to build a raft and escape, because he is not among these patients. What came out of this idea? What if suddenly comes the understanding that you're one of them?
Genres: Adventure Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-20
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Sweetwater
1988-09-14
Sweetwater
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1988-09-14
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Karjolsteinen
1977-12-26
Karjolsteinen
Overview: The ageing communist Olav is starting to question his own faith after an encounter with the former priest Eilif who tells the story of how he lost his faith in God.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1977-12-26
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Martin
1981-02-06
Martin
Overview: A small peaceful town in Norway. But forces other than peace and tolerance are brewing beneath the surface. It all begins with Martin, a teacher, accused of being gay. The rumor spreads and also hits his friends Kjærsti and Sara, who live together. The three are deviants in people's eyes, and threaten the image of reality. In the municipal administration, two corrupt officials use the rumor to hide their own dishonesty.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1981-02-06
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Hockeyfeber
1983-10-07
Hockeyfeber
Overview: Hockeyfeber tells not only the story of collisions on the ice , but also about life as it really fortoner in the tough environment amateur sport unfolding in . The film depicts the sporting community for better or worse , and shows how tough and cynical demands of athletes being when the sponsors' affection, the most important.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1983-10-07
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Cellophane
1998-08-28
Cellophane
Overview: Marianne visits her dying father in the hospital who tells of a box of old letters that she must promise to destroy. Marianne chooses to do the opposite, and reads them instead. There she finds shocking accusations against her father, who allegedly murdered a young woman 25 years ago.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1998-08-28
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Five Days in August
1973-01-25
Five Days in August
Overview: Viveca is 31, divorced, and has a son of 6 years. She and her friend Aud have left the hectic everyday life and moved in with bohemians and artists. We follow these two women for five days, as they come in contact with many different people.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1973-01-25
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Kanarifuglen
1973-09-13
Kanarifuglen
Overview: Together with colleagues Jan goes to a seminar on the Canary Islands. Already on the first day we starts an erotic relation to a stewardess, and during a swim with his boss his life changes dramatically.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1973-09-13
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The Veil of Twilight
2014-10-10
The Veil of Twilight
Overview: The investigation of a mysterious serial-killer in a mountain village, set in Norway in the mid 1300s.
Genres: Mystery Crime Fantasy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2014-10-10
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Eva's Eye
1999-10-29
Eva's Eye
Overview: While Eva Magnus and her daughter, Jenny, are taking a walk, they discover a dead body floating along the riverside. Eva runs to the nearest phone booth and pretends to call the police. Then she leaves the body for someone else to find. Why? Konrad Sejer, the police officer investigating the case, links it to another unsolved murder of a woman killed in her bed. A woman that used to be a childhood friend of Eva Magnus.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1999-10-29
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A Film About Love
1987-01-26
A Film About Love
Overview: At a prom ball, Peter and Helen catch each other's eyes over the children's heads. Peter is desperate to meet Helen and follows her to Mallorca, where she plans to spend her holiday with her husband.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1987-01-26
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Hamsun
1996-04-19
Hamsun
Overview: Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1996-04-19
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The Silent Majority
1977-03-11
The Silent Majority
Overview: "The Silent Majority" - Young Øystein lives in a small apartment outside Oslo, where every day is filled with everyday habits, and he is constantly looking for someone to marry. Then he meets Britt, which hates conformity and traditional values.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1977-03-11
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The Olsen Gang
1969-08-11
The Olsen Gang
Overview: Egon Olsen is the leader of the Olsen Gang. While he was in the slammer, he planned how he would steal the fantastic golden figure Keizeroppzatsen.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1969-08-11
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1971-10-21
3
Overview: Teacher Jan, who is married to Ingrid office lady, falls in love with the divorced teacher Tone. Ingrid agree that Tone moves in with them, and that the two women has Jan together as theire lover After a crisis is Jan and Ingrid divorced. Jan finds a third woman, while Ingrid and Tone holds together
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1971-10-21
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Plastposen
1986-12-26
Plastposen
Overview: He went out to empty the trash, but he should never have done that! Just listen to what happened to our hero Reinert Andersen in the early morning. In his bathrobe he goes quiet out to throw his garbage bag. But the bin is overfilled, and the neighbor shows up when he tries to sneak it into his. A tricky situation. He takes the speed to heave it over the hedge ... At the same time in a neighborhood bank, Henry and his gang make a successful coup, starting with the escape police pursuit. The only thing that gets in their way, are Reinerts garbage bag. It lands right in the front window, and the remains of it in the face of the policeman who is about to catch the robbers on a motorcycle. Double-flap! And Reinert? a bit naive and nice guy really is suddenly as the focal point in a series of events in his wild imagination would have thought was possible.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1986-12-26
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Wives
1975-09-03
Wives
Overview: Three old friends meet at a school reunion, and after trading the current details of their lives, the women come to realize how much they are dominated by their respective husbands’ needs and demands. Aching for a taste of freedom, the three decide to go off on a brief holiday spree together, away from jobs and families. 'Wives' is a delightful, ironic look at how a new generation of women was beginning to rebel against social conventions and gender expectations.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1975-09-03
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Wide Blue Yonder
2012-05-25
Wide Blue Yonder
Overview: An anti-authority rogue in an old folks' home breaks all the rules and causes mayhem honoring his friend's dying wish to be buried at sea.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-25
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Twilight's Last Gleaming....
1983-08-27
Twilight's Last Gleaming....
Overview: Arve Nor is exposed to a boat accident alone on the sea, taking a settlement with his own identity in his last moment on earth.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1983-08-27
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North Star
1996-01-03
North Star
Overview: Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the late 1800s. In his efforts to gain control of a small mining town, Sean McLennon is buying up every claim that becomes available, usually after the deaths of the previous owners at the hands of McLennon's 'assistants'. One of the miners targeted by McLennon, a half-Indian hunter named Hudson Saanteek, manages to escape his hired thugs and comes back into town looking to re-establish his claim and get revenge. McLennon and his men have the advantage of numbers and weapons, but Saanteek has his survival skills and knowledge of the Alaskan wilderness.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-03
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Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm
2018-10-10
Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm
Overview: Mads Ousdal discovers as an adult that his babysitter at one time was Norway's most hated man after a national crisis in the 1960s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2018-10-10
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Knutsen & Ludvigsen
1974-12-19
Knutsen & Ludvigsen
Overview: Knutsen & Ludvigsen have taken up residence in a tunnel in lack of a more suitable place to stay. But this is against the rules and norms of society. Thus, the authorities soon make their presence to demand that they show respect for the law. Knutsen & Ludvigsen are banned from the tunnel and they end up in a struggle for existence.
Genres: Family Comedy Adventure Music
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1974-12-19
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Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
1983-09-16
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
Overview: The film describes Olav life from his birth to his death at the Battle of Stiklestad in year 1030. All central place names and people 's actual , but otherwise there happens not fully consistent with the history book. An informal version of the saga of St. Olaf .
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1983-09-16
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Min Marion
1975-07-22
Min Marion
Overview: Marion is born limp and with a scarred face. Georg is also limp after a car accident. it takes more than a man to go together.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1975-07-22
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Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988-05-15
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Overview: The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-15
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Intergirl
1989-01-21
Intergirl
Overview: A hospital nurse becomes an "international girl" — a prostitute who caters to foreigners with hard currency.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1989-01-21
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