Omringet

Movie
Original title	Omringet
Country of production	Norway
original language	Norwegian
Publishing year	1960
length	89 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Arne Skouen
script	Arne Skouen
production	Odd Rohde
music	Gunnar Sønstevold
camera	Finn Bergan
cut	Bjørn Breigutu
occupation
Ivar Svendsen : Per Kari Øksnevad : Anne Aulie Rolf Kirkvaag : Tore Aulie Alf Malland : Frimann Henny Moan : Frimann's mistress Sverre Holm Egil Hjorth-Jenssen : Eliassen Eva Rødland Kari Simonsen Tom Tellefsen Kjetil Bang-Hansen Aud Schønemann : nurse Sverre Shetling Goal Erik Mathiesen

Omringet is a Norwegian black and white feature film from 1960 directed by Arne Skouen . The world premiere in Norway took place on September 12, 1960. The film is based on real events in the life of the resistance fighter and Kontiki expedition participant Knut Haugland .

action

The action takes place in Oslo during World War II. A young man named Per is sent from London to Oslo to work as a radio operator for the local resistance. The place of transmission is in the attic of the tower of a maternity hospital. Once there, he finds shelter and support from the Aulie family, who also work as doctors in the clinic. The young man is supposed to replace his predecessor Frimmet as a radio operator, who has done this job so far, but is discredited as a resistance fighter in the Gestapo and is wanted on a wanted list. Frimmet refuses to leave Oslo and flee to Sweden because he is expecting a child from his lover. In doing so, he jeopardizes the security of the entire resistor network. Despite being monitored by the Gestapo, he tries to contact her, but is tracked down by the Gestapo and has to flee. Due to the psychological stress, she suffers pregnancy complications and has to be taken to the maternity hospital under guard, where she gives birth. In the meantime, the Gestapo has also tracked down the resistance transmission station and is able to locate it. In a turbulent final scene, the hospital brings all the protagonists together.

criticism

Omringet is one of the films with which Arne Skouen addresses the time of the German occupation in Norway and the Norwegian resistance. His films Nødlanding (1952), As far as the forces can ( 1957), Omringet (1960) and Kalde spor (1962) are among the most popular films of the post-war period in Norway. Skouen is less concerned with heroes than with average people who put themselves at the service of the cause and often threaten to fail when faced with the challenge. His films often have a semi-documentary character. In the film Omringet , the film critics criticized the poor acting performance of the actors and the very static storylines.

literature

Knud Haugland Obituary . In: The Guardian , accessed July 20, 2017.

Web links

• Omringet in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Globetrot du Cinéma: Norway (Ibsen, Carlmar, Skouen) , accessed on July 17, 2017 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John Sundholm et.alt .: Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian cinema. Plymouth 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-7899-0 .
2. ↑ Dag Sødtholt: Arne Skouens Krig. In: Cinema. November 1, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2017 (Norwegian).