Growth of the Soil (1921)

  • 15
  • 12/02/1921 (NO)
  • Drama
  • 1h 47m

Overview

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.

Gunnar Sommerfeldt

Writer, Director

Knut Hamsun

Writer

Cast

Amund Rydland's headshot

Amund Rydland

Isak
Karen Poulsen's headshot

Karen Poulsen

Inger
Ragna Wettergreen's headshot

Ragna Wettergreen

Oline
Gunnar Sommerfeldt's headshot

Gunnar Sommerfeldt

Geissler, lensmannen
Inge Sommerfeldt's headshot

Inge Sommerfeldt

Barbro
Almar Bjoernefjell's headshot

Almar Bjoernefjell

Elesius, en ung bonde
Sigurd Berg Bruland's headshot

Sigurd Berg Bruland

Brede Olsen, en bondegutt

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