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Song of Norway (1970)

Director: Andrew L Stone

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From Time Out Film Guide

A saccharine fantasy biopic of Grieg, with 45 musical numbers, 25 songs, international uvulas, and production line fjords. Grieg lived a life of exemplary dullness, and Stone has tried to ginger it up with white-knuckle cliff-hangers like whether the composer will be able to create an indigenous national music for Norway or not. Edvard, hold the phone. Edward G Robinson plays a piano salesman, Harry Secombe does not play Neddy Seagoon, Little Eyolf fails to show. Life magazine raved: 'Godawful'. The New Yorker wondered whether it had been made by trolls. The Medved Brothers dubbed Florence Henderson, who plays Grieg's wife, 'the female Peter Frampton for the Geritol generation'.

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  • Michael Takach said...
    Posted on Jun 24 2008 18:07 Where's a widescreen stereo roadshow DVD release - please?
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Cast & crew

Director: Andrew L Stone

Producer: Andrew L Stone, Virginia Stone

Cast: Toralv Maurstad, Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Frank Poretta, Harry Secombe, Robert Morley, Edward G Robinson, Oscar Homolka full cast

Genre(s): Musicals

Duration: 141 mins


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