Trollfossen (1948)
March 29, 1948Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Ola Isene
Strøm, generaldirektøren

Wenche Foss
Sylvia Strøm

Knut Wigert
Borg, ingeniør

Thorleif Reiss
Kavli, kontorsjef

Marit Halset
frk. Arneberg

Henrik Børseth
Ola Vetti

Fridtjof Mjøen
Halberg, banksjef

Børseth Rasmussen
Per Skaret

Folkman Schaanning
Impresarioen

Joachim Holst-Jensen
Vang, Sylvias far

Carl Struve
Melsom, styremedlem

Harald Schwenzen
Førre, styremedlem

Einar Vaage
Enevold, styremedlem

Eugen Skjønberg
Representanten for Det Utenlandske Konsernet

Ingolf Rogde
Lensmannen

Leif Enger
Sjåføren

Wenche Klouman
Sykepleiersken

Sonja Mjøen
En Sekretær

Erna Schøyen
Vertinnen

Alf Scott-Hansen
Director / Writer

Finn Bø
Writer

Sigurd Hoel
Writer

Finn Bergan
Cinematography

Per Jonson
Cinematography

Ernst Holmboe
Production Design

Agnar Hølaas
Production Manager

Ragnhild Gjerdrum
Production Manager

Olav Engebretsen
Editor

Reidar Lund
Editor

Ernst Holmbie
Art Direction

H. C. Hansen
Set Decoration

Vera Hall
Makeup Artist
Details.
Wiki.
Trollfossen is a Norwegian film from 1948. It was directed by Alf Scott-Hansen and featured Ola Isene and Wenche Foss in the lead roles.
The film tells the story of the skilled pianist Sylvia Strøm (Wenche Foss), who is forced by her husband, the unscrupulous hydropower developer Director Strøm (Ola Isene), to sacrifice music for electrification. She falls in love with the dam guard Engineer Borg (Knut Wigert), but then the workers begin to sabotage the construction work so that foreign interests can gain control of the waterfall. A recurring theme is Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, which is repeatedly linked to Per G. Jonson's film clips of Norwegian waterfalls (especially Vøring Falls) and mountains. During the filming of Skjeggedal Falls, the seaplane with the cinematographers was reported missing. It was co-piloted by Erling Drangsholt Jr., who was the son of the actor Erling Drangsholt (1883–1950).
According to Aftenpostens film reviewer, the result was "one of the weakest things one could expect. Not one piece of dialogue (written by Finn Bø and Sigurd Hoel) is worth the paper it was written on." Verdens Gang's reviewer was less dismissive and thought the cinematography by Per G. Jonson was well done, but the rhythm of the action was too slow and the storytelling too cumbersome.