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Kåre Bergstrøm

1911 – 1976

Norwegian film director, cinmatographer and screenwriter

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Lived 1911 – 1976 (aged 65). Kåre Bergstrøm was a Norwegian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and photographer.

Kåre Bergstrøm (3 February 1911 – 24 June 1976) was a Swedish-born cinematographer and film director who settled in Norway.

Bergstrøm was born in Värmland. He was assigned with the film production company Norsk Film from 1933, and eventually became took up cinematography. He was the cinematographer for Toralf Sandø's film Den forsvundne pølsemaker from 1941, Tancred Ibsen's film Den farlige leken from 1942, Rasmus Breistein's Trysil-Knut from 1942, and Alfred Maurstad's comedy En herre med bart from 1942. After World War II he was the cinematographer for Edith Carlmar's film debut Døden er et kjærtegn, and Ibsen's To mistenkelige personer, which was eventually denied a public showing after a judgement by the Supreme Court of Norway. His first film as director was the love story Andrine og Kjell from 1952. He further directed the comedy Det kunne vært deg (1952), the war documentary Blodveien (1955), about Yugoslav slave workers in Norway during World War II, the thriller Lake of the Dead (1958), based on a crime novel by André Bjerke, a biographical film about Hans Nielsen Hauge (1961), Klokker i måneskinn (1964), and the children's film Bjurra (1970).

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Norwegian Film Critics’ Award

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Who was Kåre Bergstrøm?

Norwegian film director, cinmatographer and screenwriter (1911–1976)

When was Kåre Bergstrøm born?

Kåre Bergstrøm was born on 3 February 1911 in Värmland.

When did Kåre Bergstrøm die?

Kåre Bergstrøm died on 24 June 1976 in Oslo.

What was Kåre Bergstrøm's occupation?

Kåre Bergstrøm was a film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and photographer.

What nationality was Kåre Bergstrøm?

Kåre Bergstrøm was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kåre Bergstrøm

· Wikidata: Q17057486

· DBpedia: Kåre Bergstrøm

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