Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-05-09
Place of Birth
Harstad, Norge
Knut Andersen
Biography
Knut Andersen (9 May 1931 – 17 June 2019) 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). He received the Amanda Committee's Honorary Award in 2007.
His 1969 film Scorched Earth was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a diploma.
Known for
Nattseilere
The Blue Wolves
Pelle's father joins an activist group and Pelle has to face up to his father.
Makaroni Blues
When Italian Vincenzo comes to Norway to open a restaurant, Norwegian drinking habits and alcohol politics are seen with southern European eyes. Vincenzo dies trying, and his brother seeks revenge.