The Forests Sing Forever

1959 film

The Forests Sing Forever
Theatrical film poster
GermanUnd ewig singen die Wälder
Directed byPaul May
Written byTrygve Gulbranssen (novel)
Kurt Heuser
Produced byHeinz Pollak
Alfred Stöger
Starring
CinematographyElio Carniel [de]
Edited byRenate Jelinek
Music byRolf A. Wilhelm
Production
company
Wiener Mundus-Film
Distributed byDeutsche Film Hansa
Release date
  • 15 September 1959 (1959-09-15)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

The Forests Sing Forever (German: Und ewig singen die Wälder) is a 1959 Austrian drama film directed by Paul May and starring Gert Fröbe, Hansjörg Felmy and Joachim Hansen. It was followed by a 1960 sequel The Inheritance of Bjorndal.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Leo Metzenbauer, and it was filmed at the Bjølstad Farm.[2]

Cast

  • Gert Fröbe as Dag sen.
  • Hansjörg Felmy as Tore
  • Joachim Hansen as young Dag
  • Carl Lange as Mr. von Gall
  • Anna Smolik as Elisabeth von Gall
  • Hans Nielsen as Major Barre
  • Maj-Britt Nilsson as Adelheid
  • Elisabeth Epp as Jungfer Kruse
  • Jürgen Goslar as Lt. Margas
  • Hanns Ernst Jäger as Der Hoveländer
  • Hilde Schreiber as Seine Tochter Borghild
  • Fritz Hinz-Fabricius as Pfarrer Ramer
  • Franz Schafheitlin as Kaufmann Holder - Schwager des alten Dag
  • Peter Schmidberger as Jörn Vielfalt of Björndal

References

  1. ^ von Dassanowsky, Robert (2005). Austrian Cinema: A History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 176. ISBN 0786420782.
  2. ^ "Og bakom synger skogene". Klassisk litteratur. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  • The Forests Sing Forever at IMDb


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