Pontus, a young penniless poet, wanders about in 1890 in Oslo, freezing and in search of love and work while trying to preserve his self-respect and integrity. A newspaper editor offers to publish an article by him, but Pontus is too proud to receive an advance payment. When he cannot pay his rent, his landlord throws him out. Hunger exhausts him and blurs the boundary between fantasy and reality. »Hunger« is based on Knut Hamsun's novel.
| Original title | Sult |
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| Danish title | Sult |
| Other titles | Danish classics - selection |
| Director | Henning Carlsen |
| Screenplay | Peter Seeberg, Henning Carlsen |
| Based on | Roman af Knut Hamsun (1890). |
| Director of Photography | Henning Kristiansen |
| Editor | Henning Carlsen |
| Sound | Erik Jensen |
| Composer | Krzysztof Komeda |
| Production designer | Erik Aaes, Walther Dannerfjord |
| Appearances | Per Oscarsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitte Federspiel, Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen |
| Production country | Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
| Production company | Henning Carlsen Film, Studio ABC, Sandrew Film & Teater AB |
| Domestic distribution | Athena Film |
| Technical info | 3055 meter, 35 mm, Widescreen, Black/white, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 19.08.1966 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar (Premiere samme dag i Norge og Sverige). |
| TV release | 06.11.1980, DR |
| Find more |
Henning Carlsen: Mit livs fortrængninger. Erindringer. Gyldendal 1998, s.180-205. Svensk filmografi, bd. 6 (Svenska Filminstitutet 1977), s. 269-275. |
| Danish rating | Children under 16 not admitted |
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| Production company | Henning Carlsen Film, Studio ABC, Sandrew Film & Teater AB |
| Domestic distribution | Athena Film |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Henning Carlsen |
| Assistant director | Espen Thorstenson |
| Continuity | Anja Breien |
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Script |
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| Script | Peter Seeberg |
| Screenplay | Henning Carlsen |
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Production |
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| Executive producer | Henning Carlsen |
| Executive producer | Göran Lindgren |
| Production manager | Bertil Ohlsson |
| Unit manager | Jack Hald |
| Production assistant | Ed Epstein |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Henning Kristiansen |
| Camera assistant | Leif Jappe |
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| Still photographer | Jesper Høm |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Henning Carlsen |
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Music |
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| Music | Krzysztof Komeda |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Erik Aaes |
| Production design | Walther Dannerfjord |
| Set dresser | Grete Hejer |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Ada Skolmen |
| Wardrobe | Ulla-Britt Söderlund |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Lene Ravn |
| Makeup | Nurven Bredangen |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Erik Jensen |
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Appearance |
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| Pontus | Per Oscarsson |
| Ylajali | Gunnel Lindblom |
| Ylajalis søster | Birgitte Federspiel |
| Pensionatsværtinde | Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen |
| Pensionatsværtindens mand | Knud Rex |
| Pensionatsværtindens mand | Lars Tvinde |
| Pantelåner | Osvald Helmuth |
| Købmand | Hans W. Petersen |
| Redaktør | Henki Kolstad |
| "Jomfruen" | Wilfred Breistrand |
| Redaktionssekretær | Wilhelm Lund |
| Journalist | Ola B. Johannessen |
| "Hertugen" | Lars Nordrum |
| Konstantin | Roy Björnstad |
| Maler | Sverre Hansen |
| Oberst Schinkel | Leif Enger |
| Gammel mand i park | Egil Hjorth-Jenssen |
| Ekspedient | Per Theodor Haugen |
| Politibetjent | Pål Skjønberg |
| Politibetjent | Frimann Falck Clausen |
| Værtinde | Else Heiberg |
| Servitrice | Veslemøy Haslund |
| Mand på bænk | Bjarne Andersen |
| Mand i port | Toralf Sandø |
| Mand i port | Per Gjersøe |
| Ung pige | Lise Fjeldstad |
| Kusk | Carsten Byhring |
| Kaptajn | Rolf Sand |
| Sømand | Carl Ottosen |
| Appearance | Kåre Wichlund |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| Best Actor | 1966 | Cannes, Festival de 1966 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Cannes, Festival de | 2007-05-16 |
| Telluride Film Festival | 2004-09-03 |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2003-04-05 |
| Berlinale | 2002-02-06 |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2001-08-13 |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 1983-01-03 |
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