Olav Engebretsen
Olav Engebretsen, also Olaf Engebretsen (December 25, 1905 – March 30, 1988) was a Norwegian film editor and director. Engebretsen was primarily active as a film editor from 1941 to 1962. The films that he edited include Den forsvundne pølsemaker (1941), Jeg drepte!, (1942), and Line (1961).
Olav Engebretsen
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- Name
- Olav Engebretsen
- Born
- 25 December 1905
- Died
- 30 March 1988
- Occupation
- Film editor and director
- Nationality
- Norway
- Honours
- Norwegian Film Critics’ Award
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Olav Engebretsen, also Olaf Engebretsen (December 25, 1905 – March 30, 1988) was a Norwegian film editor and director. Engebretsen was primarily active as a film editor from 1941 to 1962. The films that he edited include Den forsvundne pølsemaker (1941), Jeg drepte!, (1942), and Line (1961).
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He received the Norwegian Film Critics Award (Filmkritikerprisen) in 1961 for his editing of Line. In 1954 he directed the films Troll i ord and I moralens navn. Engebretsen is buried in the Cemetery of Our Saviour in Oslo.
Bildet er hentet fra Arkivverket. Troll i ord fra Skeikampen
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Bildet er hentet fra Arkivverket. Troll i ord fra Skeikampen
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• Name — Olav Engebretsen • Born — 25 December 1905 • Died — 30 March 1988 • Occupation — Film editor and director
Editor
Editor
• 1941: Den forsvundne pølsemaker • 1942: Jeg drepte! • 1942: Det æ'kke te å tru • 1943: Vigdis • 1943: Sangen til livet • 1944: Kommer du, Elsa? • 1946: Om kjærligheten synger de • 1947: Sankt Hans fest • 1948: Trollfossen • 1949: I takt med tiden • 1949: Jorden rundt på to timer • 1951: Vi gifter oss • 1951: Skadeskutt • 1952: Haakon VII – Norges konge i krig og fred • 1952: Andrine og Kjell • 1952: De VI olympiske vinterleker Oslo 1952 • 1952: Jorden rundt på to timer • 1952: Det kunne vært deg • 1952: Trine! • 1952: Vi vil skilles • 1954: Kasserer Jensen • 1956: Gylne ungdom • 1957: Peter van Heeren • 1957: Selv om de er små • 1959: 5 loddrett • 1961: Et øye på hver finger • 1961: Line • 1970: Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe
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Director
• 1954: Troll i ord • 1954: I moralens navn
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1905
Olav Engebretsen born at Oslo Municipality.
1988
Olav Engebretsen died.
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- 1.Olav Engebretsen. Oslo kommune - Gravferdsetaten.
- 2.Hansson Marcussen, Elsa Brita. På kino i kveld?. Falken forlag. 81. 1948.
- 3.Hammer, Tad Bentley. International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia. Garland. 374. 1991.
- 4.Olav Svendsen, Trond. Filmkritikerprisen. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2020.
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Olav Engebretsen is recorded as having received Norwegian Film Critics’ Award.
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