To Norway, Home of Giants

1979 Norwegian film
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
27 minutesCountryNorwayLanguageEnglish

To Norway, Home of Giants (Norwegian: For Norge, Kiæmpers Fødeland) was the Norwegian contribution to the 1979 Rose d'Or in Montreux,[1] where it won two prizes.[2] The short comedy film was directed by Johnny Bergh and Bjørn Sand.[1] The script was written by Knut Aunbu, Johnny Bergh, Bjørn Sand, and Erik Søby.[1]

The film was a mock report from Norway, presented by the English reporter Norman Fearless (John Cleese).[1][3][4] The film premiered on May 5, 1979.

Cast

  • John Cleese
  • Øivind Blunck
  • Ingeborg Cook
  • Jon Eikemo
  • Per Jansen
  • Jorunn Kjellsby
  • Aud Schønemann
  • Sverre Wilberg

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hansen, Espen Arnold (December 3, 2014). "BBC reagerte på norsk Cleese-pris". VG. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Bright, Morris; Ross, Robert (2001). Fawlty Towers: Fully Booked. London: BBC. p. 42.
  3. ^ Bednarski, P. J. (March 8, 1980). "Norway as You've Never Seen It". The Journal Herald. p. 41. Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ McCall, Douglas L. (1991). Monty Python: A Chronological Listing of the Troupe's Creative Output, and Articles and Reviews about Them, 1969–1989. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 448.

External links

  • To Norway, Home of Giants at NRK