Hunger

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Hunger (1966)

Directed by Henning Carlsen

Drama · 1h 52m

In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment he is delighted and the next he curses everybody. All the time he manages to maintain human dignity and pride.

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Cast

Per Oscarsson Pontus Gunnel Lindblom Ylajali Birgitte Federspiel Her sister Knud Rex Landlord Hans W. Petersen Grocer Henki Kolstad Editor
R
Roy Bjørnstad Konstantin
S
Sverre Hansen Painter
P
Pål Skjønberg Constable
E
Else Heiberg Landlady Lise Fjeldstad Little girl Carl Ottosen Sailor

Crew

Director
Henning Carlsen
Writer
Henning Carlsen, Peter Seeberg
Novel
Knut Hamsun
Director of Photography
Henning Kristiansen
Original Music Composer
Krzysztof Komeda
Editor
Henning Carlsen
Producer
Göran Lindgren, Henning Carlsen

Details

Original title
Sult
Release date
1966-08-19
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DA
Spoken languages
Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Countries
Denmark, Sweden, Norway
Production
Studio ABC, Sandrews, Svenska Filminstitutet