Wayfarers (film)

Wayfarers
Directed by	Ola Solum
Written by	Hans Lindgren Lars Saabye Christensen Ola Solum
Based on	Wayfarers by Knut Hamsun
Produced by	Gunnar Svensrud Peter Bøe (production manager)
Starring	Trond Peter Stamsø Munch Marika Lagercrantz Helge Jordal
Cinematography	Harald Paalgard
Edited by	Yngve Refseth
Music by	Henning Sommerro
Distributed by	Norsk Film
Release date	August 17, 1989 (1989-08-17)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

Wayfarers (Norwegian : Landstrykere) is a 1989 Norwegian feature film directed by Ola Solum. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The screenplay was written by Hans Lindgren, Lars Saabye Christensen, and Solum. ^[3] It is based on the 1927 novel Wayfarers by Knut Hamsun. ^[3] The film depicts Nordland during the transition between the era of the "privileged traders" and modernity in the 1860s.

The film was released on DVD in 2009.

Cast

• Trond Peter Stamsø Munch as Edevart
• Marika Lagercrantz as Lovise Magrete
• Helge Jordal as August
• Liv Heløe as Ragna
• Liv Steen as Ane Maria
• Espen Skjønberg as Knoff
• John Sigurd Kristensen as Karolus
• Lasse Lindtner as Skaaro
• Hildegun Riise as Miss Ellingsen
• Frank Krog as Haakon Doppen

References

1. Iversen, Gunnar. 1998. Norway. In: Tytti Soila et al. Nordic National Cinemas, pp. 97–134. London: Routledge, p. 133.
2. Cowie, Peter. 1992. Cinema Des Pays Nordiques. English: A Survey of the Films and Film-Makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. London: Tantivy Press, p. 97.
3. Norsk filmografi: Landstrykere

External links

• Wayfarers at IMDb