Bustenskjold
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Bustenskjold is a 1958 Norwegian
comedy film
directed by Helge Lunde, starring Leif Juster
. It is based on the cartoon Jens von Bustenskjold
by Anders Bjørgaard
and Sigurd Lybeck
, and is the only Norwegian film based on a cartoon.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Helge Lunde, starring Leif Juster
Leif Juster
Leif Juster was a Norwegian comedian, singer and actor, arguably the most popular of his generation in Norway. Juster started out as a variety show performer, and for a period he ran the theater Edderkoppen...
. It is based on the cartoon Jens von Bustenskjold
Jens von Bustenskjold
Jens von Bustenskjold is the title of a Norwegian comic strip, which appeared in Arbeidermagasinet from 1934 to 1970. The series was created by Sigurd Lybeck, and illustrated by Anders Bjørgaard. The series was basis for the 1958 comedy film Bustenskjold....
by Anders Bjørgaard
Anders Bjørgaard
Anders Bjørgaard was a Norwegian illustrator.He is particularly known for drawing the comic series Jens von Bustenskjold , which appeared in Arbeidermagasinet from 1934 to 1970. A memorial of Bjørgaard was raised in 1970.-References:...
and Sigurd Lybeck
Sigurd Lybeck
Sigurd Lybeck was a Norwegian farmer and writer. He wrote several popular novels and stories, mostly published as feuilletons in newspapers and magazines. His breakthrough was the series De giftegalne kaller i Oladalen, published in Arbeidermagasinet in 1928...
, and is the only Norwegian film based on a cartoon.