Emergency Landing (1952 film)

Emergency Landing
Directed byArne Skouen
Written byColbjørn Helander
Arne Skouen
Produced byRigmor Hansson
StarringHenki Kolstad
CinematographyPer G. Jonson
Edited byJan Erik Düring
Release date
  • 21 January 1952 (1952-01-21)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Emergency Landing (Norwegian: Nødlanding) is a 1952 Norwegian war film directed by Arne Skouen. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film depicts the Norwegian resistance attempting to hide shot-down American aviators from the German occupation forces.

Plot

An American bomber is shot down on the Norwegian coast during World War II. The airmen bail out and land at different locations. In spite of the German search for them, the Norwegian resistance picks them up and hides them in the attic of the local church, a center of operations. Things become tense, however, when the hideout is spotted by a notorious collaborator, and soon the protagonist, Hans (Henki Kolstad), has to get the airmen to Sweden.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Emergency Landing". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2009.