Scorched Earth (1969)
During the German retreat in WWII, Finnmark and Nord-Troms were laid waste - villages, schools and hospitals razed and 60,000 people driven into mountain hideouts - but, come liberation, those who’d survived in caves and huts returned with fierce determination to rebuild their homeland.
Director: Knut Andersen
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Rolf Søder as Hekki Haldonen |
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Anne-Lise Tangstad as Alma, Hekkis kone |
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Solfrid Heier as Herdis |
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Kåre Tannvik as Ivar |
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Tove Andreassen as Anne |
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Bonne Gauguin as Bestemoren |
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Arne Lindtner Næss as Ilja |
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Bernt Erik Larssen as Adjutanten |
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Dagmar Myhrvold as Herdis' bestemor |
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Egil Hjorth-Jenssen as Herdis' bestefar |
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Carsten Byhring as Basen |
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Willem Fricke as SS-mann |
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Harald Johansen as |
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Erling Zahl as |
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Ludvig Johansen as |
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Sonja Westrheim as |
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Brith Henriksen as |
| Directing | Knut Andersen | Director |
| Writing | Sigbjørn Hølmebakk | Writer |
| Directing | Kate Skolmen | Continuity |
| Editing | Knut Andersen | Editor |
| Editing | Nicole Macé | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kari Hermansen | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Bjarne Kjos | Lighting Manager |
| Sound | Egil Monn-Iversen | Music |
| Sound | Niels Ishøy | Sound |
| Camera | Mattis Mathiesen | Director of Photography |