Song of Norway (film)
| Song of Norway | |
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1970 Theatrical Poster
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| Directed by | Andrew L. Stone |
| Written by | Andrew L. Stone |
| Starring |
Toralv Maurstad Florence Henderson |
| Music by |
Robert Wright George Forrest, based on the music of Edvard Grieg |
| Cinematography | Davis Boulton |
| Edited by | Virginia Stone |
| Distributed by | ABC Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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138 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,625,000 |
| Box office | $7,900,000 |
Song of Norway is a 1970 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, Hermione Farthingale 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 capitalize on the success of The Sound of Music.
Earl St John announced he would make the film in 1950.
Song of Norway was one of a series of commercial disasters that followed the success of My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music, two films that led studios to imagine a full-scale musical film revival was in the cards. Similar box-office disasters included Darling Lili, Mame, Paint Your Wagon, and Lost Horizon.
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