Ungen (1974 film)

Ungen
Directed byBarthold Halle
Written byBarthold Halle
Randi Weum
Harald Tusberg
Egil Monn-Iversen
Oskar Braaten
Based onOskar Braaten's play Ungen: folkeliv i fire akter
Produced byLasse Glomm
Egil Monn-Iversen
StarringBritt Langlie
Bjørn Skagestad
Kirsti Kolstad
Sølvi Wang
CinematographySverre Bergli
Edited byRandi Weum
Music byEgil Monn-Iversen
Distributed byNorsk Film A/S
Release date
  • December 26, 1974 (1974-12-26)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Ungen (The Child) is a Norwegian film musical and drama film from 1974 directed by Barthold Halle.[1][2][3][4] The main roles are played by Britt Langlie, Bjørn Skagestad, Kirsti Kolstad, and Sølvi Wang. The film is loosely based on Oskar Braaten's play Ungen: folkeliv i fire akter (The Child: Everyday Life in Four Acts) from 1911,[2][5] which is about the young unmarried and pregnant factory worker Milja. The film can be characterized as a musical drama with certain comedic elements.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Barthold Johan Halle". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. London: Bowker Saur. p. 51. ISBN 1-85739-229-9.
  3. ^ 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. 251.
  4. ^ Costello, Tom (1994). International Guide to Literature on Film. London: Bowker-Saur. p. 31.
  5. ^ Oskar Braaten 1881–1981: en filmografi. Oslo: Norsk filminstitutt. 1985. p. 7.