A Boom Through the Valley (1938)
An interesting look into 1931, a year of unemployment and misery in the forests of Norway. The movie is important as both film history and social portrayal. We get insight into working conditions class differences between loggers and forest owners. Based on the events of the Julussa conflict the movie depicts early labour organization, unity and strike.
- Released
- 1938-01-15
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Olav Dalgard
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Tryggve Larssen as Knut Slettås, lumberjack
- Ragnhild Hald as Laura, Knuts wife
- Ida Rothmann as Tordis, Knut and Lauras daughter
- Kåre Wicklund as Per, Knut and Lauras son
- Astrid Sommer as Grandmother
- Harald Steen as The Doctor
- Martin Linge as Sheriff
- Finn Bernhoft as Lumberjack
- Hans Bille as Forest Owner
- Jens Bolling as Strikebreaker
- Kolbjørn Brenda as Lumberjack
- Bjarne Bø as Strikebreaker