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This biopic of Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch focuses on the influences that shaped his art, his devastating affair with a married woman that will haunt him for the rest of his life

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Edvard Munch
Gro Fraas ...
Fru Heiberg
Kerstii Allum ...
Sophie Munch - 1868
Eric Allum ...
Edvard Munch - 1868
Susan Troldmyr ...
Laura Munch - 1868
Ragnvald Caspari ...
Peter Andreas Munch - 1868
Katja Pedersen ...
Inger Munch - 1868
Hjordis Ulriksen ...
Housemaid - 1868
Inger-Berit Oland ...
Sophie Munch - 1875
Amund Berge ...
Edvard Munch - 1875
Camilla Falk ...
Laura Munch - 1875
Erik Kristiansen ...
Peter Andreas Munch - 1875
Anne-Marie Daehli ...
Inger Munch - 1875 (as Anne Marie Dæhli)
Johan Halsborg ...
Dr. Christian Munch - 1884
Gro Jarto ...
Laura Catherine Munch - 1884
Lotte Teig ...
Aunt Karen Bjølstad - 1884
Rachel Pedersen ...
Inger Munch - 1884
Berit Rytter Hasle ...
Laura Munch - 1884
Gunnar Skjetne ...
Peter Andreas Munch - 1884
Vigdis Nilssen ...
Housemaid - 1884
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Nina Aabel ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Harry Andersen ...
Kristiania Bohemian Pianist
Ove Bee ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Eivind Einar Berg ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Axel Brun ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Arne Brønstad ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Erik Disch ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Ida Elisabeth Dypvik ...
Aase Carlsen
Morten Eid ...
Sigbjørn Obstfelder
Anders Ekman ...
Bengt Lidfors
Peter Esdaile ...
Dr. Thaulow
Trygve Fett ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Hjørdis Fodstad ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Christer Fredberg ...
Adolf Paul
Häkon Gundersen ...
Vilhelm Krag
Kristin Helle-Valle ...
Miss Drefsen
Torstein Hilt ...
Jappe Nilssen
Hassa Horn Jr. ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Merete Jorgensen ...
Laura Marholm
John Willy Kopperud ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Knut Kristiansen ...
Christian Krohg
Dieter Kriszat ...
Richard Dehmel
Hans Erich Lampl ...
Dr. Schlittgen
Dag Myklebust ...
Sigurd Bodtker
Tom Olsen ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Kai Olshausen ...
Dr. Schleich
Nils Eger Pettersen ...
Fritz Thaulow
Peter Plenne ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Asle Raaen ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Ladislaw Reznicek ...
Stanislav Przybyszewski
Eli Skolmen Ryg ...
Oda Lasson (as Eli Ryg)
Ingeborg Sandberg ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Peter Saul ...
Ola Hansson
Marianne Schjetne ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Hävard Skoglund ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Einar Henning Smedby ...
Black Pig Café Pianist
Kåre Stormark ...
Hans Jæger
Alf Kare Strindberg ...
August Strindberg
Margareth Toften ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Arnuly Torbjørnsen ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Iselin von Hanno Bast ...
Dagny Juell
Geo von Krogh ...
Kristiania Bohemian
Ellen Waaler ...
Charlotte Dørnberger
Peter Watkins ...
Narrator (voice)

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Peter Watkins

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Peter Watkins ... ()

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Odd Geir Sæther

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Peter Watkins

Editorial Department

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Lorne Morris ... assistant editor

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Oda Schjøll
Anne Veflingstad

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Grethe Hejer

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Grethe Hejer

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Ada Skolmen

Makeup Department

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Evy Mortensen ... assistant makeup artist
Karin Sæther Høgslund ... makeup supervisor (as Karin Sæther)
Kari Wigre ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Ulf Fjoran ... production manager

Art Department

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Hermann Bendiksen ... consultant: paintings
Lars Bjørhei ... properties assistant
Finn Carlsen ... properties assistant
Knut Jorgensen ... consultant: graphics (as Knut Jörgensen)
Jörn Nilsén ... properties assistant: Montreal
Christian Rohde ... properties assistant
Jan Aage Sohlberg ... properties supervisor

Sound Department

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Bjørn Hansen ... sound supervisor (as Björn Harald Hansen)
Åsmund Huser ... sound assistant
Kenneth Storm-Hansen ... sound supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Cato Bautz ... lighting supervisor
Willy Bettvik ... lighting assistant
Erik Daeli ... lighting supervisor (as Erik Dæhli)
Ottar Fjellanger ... assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kari Anonsen ... costume design assistant
Kari Elfstedt ... costume design assistant

Script and Continuity Department

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Wenche Lie ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Sidsel Udnaes ... production assistant (as Sidsel Udnæs)
Anne Veflingstad ... researcher
Åse Vikene ... consultant: dialogue

Thanks

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Arne Eggum ... acknowledgment: Munch Museum
Pal Hougen ... acknowledgment: Munch Museum
Trygve Nergaard ... thanks
Ragna Staang ... thanks

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Plot Summary

This biopic of Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch focuses on the influences that shaped his art, his devastating affair with a married woman that will haunt him for the rest of his life, and his time in Berlin, where he fled to after being viciously attacked by critics and public alike. Written by Richard J. Doyle

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Also Known As
  • 爱德华·蒙克 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Эдвард Мунк (Russia)
  • Эдвард Мунк (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • ムンク 愛のレクイエム (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Έντβαρντ Μουνκ (Greece)
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  • 210 min
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Trivia This film has a 100% rating based on 13 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in A Discussion with Peter Watkins (1977). See more »
Quotes Narrator: I felt as if there were invisible threads between us. I felt as if invisible threads from her hair still twisted themselves around me. And, when she completely disappeared there, over the ocean, then I felt still how it hurt, where my heart bled, because the threads could not be broken.
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