The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland

The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (1970)

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Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (Norwegian: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole Høiland was an actual Norwegian Robin Hood-figure in the early 19th century. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor, enjoying numerous affairs with attractive women along the way. The story culminates in the ambitious burglary of Norges Bank, Norway's central bank.

Director: Knut Andersen

Casts

	Per Jansen as Ole Høiland
	Sverre Hansen as Peder Olsen Høiland
	Aud Schønemann as Gjertrud Gullivsdatter
	Anne Marit Jacobsen as Gunvor, Oles søster
	Ola Isene as Lasson, prest
	Kjersti Døvigen as Ingeborg
	Harald Heide-Steen Jr. as Jacob Tengsereid
	Leif Juster as Hauge, fengselsforvalter
	Sølvi Wang as Hilda Hauge
	Alf Malland as Løvdahl, kjøpmann
	Gisle Straume as Lahn, politimester
	Tom Tellefsen as Andreas Berg, baker
	Frimann Falck Clausen as lensmann Nielsen
	Bonne Gauguin as fru Konsmo
	Lillian Lydersen as stuepike Elianna
	Ottar Wicklund as husmannen
	Solfrid Heier as taterpiken
	Jack Fjeldstad as en bonde
	Egil Lorck as taterpikens far
	Veslemøy Haslund as Ragnhild Berg
	Eva von Hanno as Marthe Thoresdatter
	Thea Stabell as Barbro Aslesdatter
	Christian Berling as Kong Oscar II
	Frode Birkeland as Gevaldigeren
	Ståle Bjørnhaug as Soldat på Akershus
	Wilfred Breistrand as Enger, urmaker
	Dan Fosse as Kuntegutten
	Sverre Holm as Ny gevaldiger
	Torgils Moe as Mestermannen
	Arvid Nilssen as En landstryker
	Thorleif Reiss as Grev Wedel Jarlsberg
	Hans Stormoen as Dommeren
	Ulf Wengård as Niels Slutter

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