| Song of Norway | |
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| Directed by | Andrew L. Stone |
| Written by | Andrew L. Stone |
| Starring | Toralv Maurstad Florence Henderson |
| Cinematography | Davis Boulton |
| Edited by | Virginia Stone |
| Music by | Robert Wright George Forrest, based on the music of Edvard Grieg |
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| Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,625,000[1] |
| Box office | $7,900,000[1] |
Song of Norway is a 1970 American biographical drama musical film adaptation of the successful operetta of the same name, directed by Andrew L. Stone.
Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson, and Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and presented in single-panel Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalize on the success of The Sound of Music, and was the first musical in Cinerama.[2]
- ^ a b "ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses". Variety. May 31, 1973. p. 3.
- ^ "Cinerama Holiday". Daily Variety. February 6, 1970. p. 2.