Like the play where it acquired, the movie tells of the very early struggles of author Edvard Grieg and his efforts to develop a genuine Norwegian national songs. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and includes a global cast consisting of Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson as well as Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Recorded in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and also provided in single-camera Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalise on the success of The Sound of Songs.
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Like the play where it acquired, the movie tells of the very early struggles of author Edvard Grieg and his efforts to develop a genuine Norwegian national songs. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and includes a global cast consisting of Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson as well as Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Recorded in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and also provided in single-camera Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalise on the success of The Sound of Songs.
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