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Knut Andersen (film director)

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Knut Andersen
Born(1931-05-09)9 May 1931
Died17 June 2019(2019-06-17) (aged 88)
OccupationFilm director
Years active1957–1985

Knut Andersen (9 May 1931 – 17 June 2019)[1][2] 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).[3][4] He received the Amanda Committee's Honorary Award in 2007.[5]

His 1969 film Scorched Earth was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a diploma.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Regissør Knut Andersen er død (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Filmregissør Knut Andersen er død (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Knut Andersen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  4. ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Knut Andersen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  5. ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Amandaprisen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  6. ^ "6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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