Leif Sinding
Leif Sinding (19 November 1895 – 13 May 1985) was a Norwegian film director and journalist. He worked for the newspapers Verdens Gang, Aftenposten, and Morgenbladet. Among his silent films are Himmeluret from 1925, based on Gabriel Scott's comedy, and Fjeldeventyret from 1926.
Leif Sinding
NTB (Norwegian News Agency) · Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway), image no. UI_197Fo30141702070017.tif · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Name
- Leif Sinding
- Born
- 19 November 1895
- Birthplace
- Norway
- Died
- 13 May 1985
- Occupation
- Film director, journalist
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Leif Sinding (19 November 1895 – 13 May 1985) was a Norwegian film director and journalist. He worked for the newspapers Verdens Gang, Aftenposten, and Morgenbladet. Among his silent films are Himmeluret from 1925, based on Gabriel Scott's comedy, and Fjeldeventyret from 1926.
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Leif Sinding (1895–1985) was a Norwegian film director, journalist and screenwriter. Born in Oslo, the film director died in Norway. Languages used include Norwegian.
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He directed the film Bra mennesker (1937), based on a play by Oskar Braaten, and the films De vergeløse (1939) and Tante Pose (1940), both based on novels by Gabriel Scott. In 1941 he directed the comedy Kjærlighet og vennskap. During the German occupation of Norway Sinding collaborated with the Axis forces, was a member of Nasjonal Samling, and was sentenced to four years forced labour after the war.
Vidkun Quisling på besøk i Filmdirektoratet. Quislings besøk i filmdirektoratet blir omtalt Aftenpostens morgenutgave lørdag 4. april 1942 under overskriften Ministerpresidenten ser på nye norske klturfilmer. Der er bildet gjengitt med følgende bildetekst: Førerens besøk i Statens Filmdirektorat. Fra venstre: Minister Fuglesang, minister Lunde, ekspedisjonssjef Holst, Føreren, pressedirektør
NTB (Norwegian News Agency) · Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway), image no. UI_197Fo30141702070017.tif
Vidkun Quisling på besøk i Filmdirektoratet. Quislings besøk i filmdirektoratet blir omtalt Aftenpostens morgenutgave lørdag 4. april 1942 under overskriften Ministerpresidenten ser på nye norske klturfilmer. Der er bildet gjengitt med følgende bildetekst: Førerens besøk i Statens Filmdirektorat. Fra venstre: Minister Fuglesang, minister Lunde, ekspedisjonssjef Holst, Føreren, pressedirektør
NTB (Norwegian News Agency) · Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway), image no. UI_197Fo30141702070017.tif
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• Name — Leif Sinding • Born — 19 November 1895 • Birthplace — Norway • Died — 13 May 1985 • Place of death — Norway • Occupation — Film director, journalist • Illustration — From left, Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang, Gulbrand Lunde, Bjarne Holst, Vidkun Quisling, Anders Beggerud and director Leif Sinding, during a visit to Statens Filmdirektorat in 1942.
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• Himmeluret (1925) • Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser (1926) • Den nye lensmannen (1926) • Syv dage for Elisabeth (1927) • Fjeldeventyret (1927) • Fantegutten (1932) • Jeppe på bjerget (1933) • Morderen uten ansikt (1936) • Bra mennesker (1937) • Eli Sjursdotter (1938) • De vergeløse (1939) • Tante Pose (1940) • Kjærlighet og vennskap (1941) • Sangen til livet (1943) • Selkvinnen (1953) • Heksenetter (1954) • Gylne ungdom (1956)
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Leif Sinding died at Norway.
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