Song of Norway (Andrew L. Stone, 1970) [VHSrip; H.264/AVC1]

Song of Norway Directed by Andrew L. Stone Written by Andrew L. Stone Starring Toralv Maurstad Florence Henderson Music by Robert Wright George Forrest, based on the music of Edvard Grieg Cinematography Davis Boulton Editing by Virginia Stone Distributed by ABC Pictures Release date(s) 1970 Running time 138 min. Country U.S.A. Language English Song of Norway is a 1970 film adaptation of the successful operetta of the same name, directed by Andrew L. Stone. Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oscar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson and Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and presented in Cinerama in some countries, it was a clear attempt to capitalise on the success of The Sound of Music but suffered from a weak script, poor editing (by the director's wife), unappealing animation and an ill-advised stunt sequence (directed by Yakima Canutt) which appeared to portray Grieg as an action hero. [edit] Critical response Song of Norway was one of a series of commercial disasters which followed the success of My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music, which caused studios to imagine a full-scale musical film revival was in the cards. Similar box-office disasters included Darling Lili, Mame, Paint Your Wagon and Lost Horizon.[1] Critics were virtually unanimously negative on its release, noting especially the aping of The Sound of Music and its generally poor production quality despite obvious expense. Pauline Kael said: "The movie is of an unbelievable badness; it brings back clichés you didn’t know you knew - they’re practically from the unconscious of moviegoers".[2] Critics' views were echoed by cast members. Harry Secombe was to note later that it was the kind of film "you could take the kids to see... and leave them there."[3]

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 Kuthumi (2010-04-25)

Thank you for this rare title! I am old enough to have seen this film in 70 mm super widescreen in a movie theatre, with 6-track stereo sound. It's a pity it now only be found on vhs fullscreen with mono. The only interest for people today would be to see if it really was "as bad as they say".
As a Norwegian, I must admit that I am ashamed of this movie, and we can only blame American director Andrew L. Stone for having so little reverence for our beloved composer. The real Edvard Grieg was only 1.52 meters (5 feet) tall. He had to sit on a book to reach the piano, and his back was deformed from tuberculosis. So he was hardly material for the hero of a musical, dancing up and down mountains and walls!
P.S.: You should edit this presentation and add tag 'norsk film' so that it can be found at
http://thepiratebay.se/tag/norsk+film
Please avoid codec h264, as it is not accepted by most standalone players.