Gryr i Norden (1939)
1h 7m
Running Time
January 1, 1939Release Date
Plot.
Based on the true story of Norway's first labor strike, by female workers at a match factory in 1889.
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Cast & Crew.

Martin Gisti
Karlsen, byggesjauer

Betzy Holter
Andrine, Karlsens kone

Ragnhild Hald
Halldis, leder

Solveig Haugan
Maja

Gunvor Hall
Svart-Anna

Ragnhild Hagen
Nilsine

Kolbjørn Brenda
Adolf

Jack Fjeldstad
Krestian

Tryggve Larssen
Oscar Nissen, lege

Joachim Holst-Jensen
Christian H.

Bjarne Bø
Carl Jeppesen, redaktør

Astri Steiwer
Ernanda holst

Ingjald Haaland
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Hans Bille
Direktøren

Reidar Lund
Cinematographer

Sigurd Magnussøn
Disponenten

Pehr Qværnstrøm
Formannen

Olav Dalgard
Hans Jæger / Writer / Director

Fredrik Barth
Props

Leif Scheen
Assistant Director

Fritz Gebhardt
Sound

Vera Andersen
Makeup Artist

Reidar Lund
Director of Photography

Jolly Kramer-Johansen
Original Music Composer
Details.
Wiki.
Gryr i Norden (Dawn in the North) is a Norwegian film from 1939 that was directed by Olav Dalgard. Gryr i Norden is the last film in the "worker trilogy." The other two films are Det drønner gjennom dalen (1938) and Lenkene brytes (1938).
The film is about the first major women's strike in Norway, the match workers' strike in Kristiania (now Oslo) in 1889. On the morning of October 23, 1889, the match workers at the Bryn and Grønvold match factories in the city went on strike. Working conditions were miserable, and most of the young women ended up with ruined health after a short period of performing the hazardous work, affected by phosphorus necrosis.