The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland
The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland

The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland

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1970
1h 44m
4.0(6 votes)
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Comedy
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Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (Norwegian: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole Høiland was an actual Norwegian Robin Hood-figure in the early 19th century. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor, enjoying numerous affairs with attractive women along the way. The story culminates in the ambitious burglary of Norges Bank, Norway's central bank.

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33 members
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Per Jansen

Ole Høiland

Per Jansen
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Sverre Hansen

Peder Olsen Høiland

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Aud Schønemann

Gjertrud Gullivsdatter

Aud Schønemann
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Anne Marit Jacobsen

Gunvor, Oles søster

Anne Marit Jacobsen
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Ola Isene

Lasson, prest

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Kjersti Døvigen

Ingeborg

Kjersti Døvigen
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Harald Heide-Steen Jr.

Jacob Tengsereid

Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
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Leif Juster

Hauge, fengselsforvalter

Leif Juster
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Sølvi Wang

Hilda Hauge

Sølvi Wang
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Alf Malland

Løvdahl, kjøpmann

Alf Malland
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Gisle Straume

Lahn, politimester

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Tom Tellefsen

Andreas Berg, baker

Tom Tellefsen
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Frimann Falck Clausen

lensmann Nielsen

Frimann Falck Clausen
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Bonne Gauguin

fru Konsmo

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Lillian Lydersen

stuepike Elianna

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Ottar Wicklund

husmannen

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Solfrid Heier

taterpiken

Solfrid Heier
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Jack Fjeldstad

en bonde

Jack Fjeldstad
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Egil Lorck

taterpikens far

Egil Lorck
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Veslemøy Haslund

Ragnhild Berg

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Eva von Hanno

Marthe Thoresdatter

Eva von Hanno
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Thea Stabell

Barbro Aslesdatter

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Christian Berling

Kong Oscar II

Christian Berling
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Frode Birkeland

Gevaldigeren

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Ståle Bjørnhaug

Soldat på Akershus

Ståle Bjørnhaug
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Wilfred Breistrand

Enger, urmaker

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Dan Fosse

Kuntegutten

Dan Fosse
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Sverre Holm

Ny gevaldiger

Sverre Holm
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Torgils Moe

Mestermannen

Torgils Moe
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Arvid Nilssen

En landstryker

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Thorleif Reiss

Grev Wedel Jarlsberg

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Hans Stormoen

Dommeren

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Ulf Wengård

Niels Slutter

Ulf Wengård

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