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Hunger
Hunger

Hunger

Genres

Drama

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In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment he is delighted and the next he curses everybody. All the time he manages to maintain human dignity and pride.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.42/10

Release Date

19 August 1966

Country

Denmark

Cast

Per Oscarsson

Per Oscarsson

Pontus

Gunnel Lindblom

Gunnel Lindblom

Ylajali

Birgitte Federspiel

Birgitte Federspiel

Her sister

Knud Rex

Knud Rex

Landlord

Hans W. Petersen

Hans W. Petersen

Grocer

Henki Kolstad

Henki Kolstad

Editor

Roy Bjørnstad

Roy Bjørnstad

Konstantin

Sverre Hansen

Sverre Hansen

Painter

Pål Skjønberg

Pål Skjønberg

Constable

Else Heiberg

Else Heiberg

Landlady

Lise Fjeldstad

Lise Fjeldstad

Little girl

Carl Ottosen

Carl Ottosen

Sailor

Osvald Helmuth

Osvald Helmuth

Pawnbroker

Bjarne Andersen

Bjarne Andersen

Wilfred Breistrand

Wilfred Breistrand

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