Released:
1970-11-04

Overview:
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-camera Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalise on the success of The Sound of Music.

Director:
Andrew L. Stone

Runtime:
2h 22min

Genre:
Music, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Toralv Maurstad
  as
  Edvard Grieg
• 
  Florence Henderson
  as
  Nina Hagerup
• 
  Christina Schollin
  as
  Therese Berg
• 
  Frank Porretta
  as
  Richard Nordraak
• 
  Harry Secombe
  as
  Bioernstjerne Bjoernson