Growth of the Soil (film)

Growth of the Soil
NorwegianMarkens grøde
Directed byGunnar Sommerfeldt
Written byGunnar Sommerfeldt
Based onGrowth of the Soil, by Knut Hamsun
Produced byGunnar Sommerfeldt
StarringAmund Rydland
Karen Thalbitzer
Almar Hamsun
Sivert Eliassen
Gunnar Sommerfeldt
CinematographyGeorge Schnéevoigt
Music byLeif Halvorsen
Distributed byNorrøna Film
Release date
  • 1921 (1921)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Growth of the Soil (Norwegian: Markens grøde) is a Norwegian silent film from 1921 based on Knut Hamsun's novel Growth of the Soil.[1][2] The Danish filmmaker Gunnar Sommerfeldt wrote the screenplay and directed the film, and he also played the role of the bailiff Geissler in the film.[3] Sommerfeldt invested DKK 240,00 in the film, which was a considerable sum in 1921.

  1. ^ Hjort, Mette; Lindqvist, Ursula (2016). A Companion to Nordic Cinema. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons Inc. p. 290.
  2. ^ Alnæs, Karsten (1996). Historien om Norge: En ny arbeidsdag. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 296.
  3. ^ Parrill, William B. (2015). European Silent Films on Video: A Critical Guide. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 171.