Knut Andersen
Knut Andersen (9 May 1931 – 17 June 2019) was a Norwegian film director. He was born in Harstad. He directed a series of films, including Sus og dus på by'n (1968), Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (1970), Marikens bryllup (1972), Under a Stone Sky (1974), Karjolsteinen (1977), and Den sommeren jeg fylte 15 (1975).
Knut Andersen
- Name
- Knut Andersen
- Born
- 9 May 1931
- Birthplace
- Harstad, Norway
- Died
- 17 June 2019
- Place of death
- Oslo, Norway
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Norway
- Honours
- The Amanda Committee's Honorary Award · Norwegian Film Critics’ Award · Aamot-statuetten
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Knut Andersen (9 May 1931 – 17 June 2019) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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The birth of Knut Andersen is recorded on 9 May 1931 in Harstad, Norway, and the death on 17 June 2019.
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He received the Amanda Committee's Honorary Award in 2007. His 1969 film Scorched Earth was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a diploma.
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• Name — Knut Andersen • Born — 9 May 1931 • Birthplace — Harstad, Norway • Died — 17 June 2019 • Place of death — Oslo, Norway • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1957–1985
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- 1.Ingvill Dybfest Dahl. Regisseur Knut Andersen gestorben. 2019-06-18.
- 2.Hauke Lange-Fuchs: Ich habe einen Plaan! Lübeck 1997, ISBN 3-924214-48-4, Kapitel: Die norwegischen Filme, S. 108–162.
- 3.Trond Olav Svendsen. Amandaprisen. Store norske leksikon. 2012-02-25.
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