Growth of the Soil (1921)

★ 5.8/10 107 min Drama Norway Norwegian

Writers: Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Knut Hamsun

Streaming: Not available

Description

In rural Norway in the early 20th century, the homesteader Isak makes a farm out of barren soil, together with his wife Inger and their two sons. Life is both harsh and fulfilling.

Top Cast

Amund Rydland Isak

Karen Poulsen Inger

Ragna Wettergreen Oline

Gunnar Sommerfeldt Geissler, lensmannen

Inge Sommerfeldt Barbro

Almar Bjoernefjell Elesius, en ung bonde

Sigurd Berg Bruland Brede Olsen, en bondegutt

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UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’

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