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The Child
The Child

The Child

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The classic movie from 1938 is an adaptation of Oscar Braatens play. Eva Sletto plays the young factory worker Milja, and Harald Heide Steen as her unfaithful boyfriend Julius.Milja and Julius are a happy couple working at the factory, and everything is good until Petrina shows up at the arena. Julius is bewitched by the girl, who gets him to drink and steal.Milja is soon left alone with the shame - and a bastard child. The child is placed with Hønse-Lovisa while Milja is at the factory, but a doctor casts his eyes on Milja`s young. He's looking for children to adopt to rich westside people. In her desperation, Milja gives away the dearest thing she owns, for the kid to have better conditions than she manages to give him.It is Hønse-Lovisa that convinces her that the material benefits can never compensate for real love and care.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Norwegian

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

06 October 1938

Country

Norway

Cast

Eva Sletto

Eva Sletto

Milja

Harald Heide Steen

Harald Heide Steen

Julius

Ragnhild Hald

Ragnhild Hald

Hønse-Lovisa

Tove Bryn

Tove Bryn

Petrina

Astrid Sommer

Astrid Sommer

Krestena

Agnethe Schibsted-Hansson

Agnethe Schibsted-Hansson

Gurina

Hans Bille

Hans Bille

Doktoren

Hauk Aabel

Hauk Aabel

Krestoffer

Hauk Gisti

Hauk Gisti

Engebret

Liv Uchermann Selmer

Liv Uchermann Selmer

Lagreta, mor til Julius

Signe Ramberg

Signe Ramberg

Olina

Maj Nielsen-Sæther

Maj Nielsen-Sæther

Sesjant-Petra

Ellinor Borg

Ellinor Borg

Pasient

Ellen Bugge

Ellen Bugge

Pasient

Bjarne Bø

Bjarne Bø

Pasient

Helge Essmar

Helge Essmar

Olaf

Marie Hedemark

Marie Hedemark

En arbeiderkone

Joachim Holst-Jensen

Joachim Holst-Jensen

En kelner

Ole Leikvang

Ole Leikvang

Pasient

Kirsten Monrad-Aas

Kirsten Monrad-Aas

En vestkantfrue

Pehr Qværnstrøm

Pehr Qværnstrøm

En resturatør

Guri Stormoen

Guri Stormoen

Pasient

Jan Vaage

Jan Vaage

Pasient

Kåre Wicklund

Kåre Wicklund

Elias

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