Surrounded (1960 film)

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Surrounded
Directed by Arne Skouen
Written by Arne Skouen
Starring Rolf Kirkvaag
Alf Malland
Ivar Svendsen
Kari Øksnevad
Cinematography Finn Bergan
Edited by Bjørn Breigutu
Music by Gunnar Sønstevold
Distributed by Norsk Film A/S
Release date
September 12, 1960
Running time
75 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Surrounded (Norwegian : Omringet) is a Norwegian film from 1960 directed by Arne Skouen. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

The film describes how the resistance fighter Per, modeled on Knut Haugland, operated an illegal telegraph station on the roof of the National Hospital in 1944 during the Second World War. [4]

Cast

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References

  1. Iverson, Gunnar; Soderbergh Widding, Astrid; Soila, Tytti (2005). Nordic National Cinemas. London: Routledge. p. 120.
  2. Krawc, Alfred (1986). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the Beginnings to 1984). Munich: Saur. p. 546.
  3. Cowie, Peter; Buquet, Françoise; Pitkänen, Risto; Talboom, Godfried (1992). Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-Makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. London: Tantivy Press. p. 92.
  4. "Omringet". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved May 24, 2022.