Knut Andersen (film director)

Knut Andersen (9 May 1931 – 17 June 2019)^[1][2] was a Norwegian film director. He was born in Harstad. He directed a series of films, including Sus og dus på by'n (1968), Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (1970), Marikens bryllup (1972), Under a Stone Sky (1974), Karjolsteinen (1977), and Den sommeren jeg fylte 15 (1975).^[3][4] He received the Amanda Committee's Honorary Award in 2007.^[5]

Knut Andersen
Born	(1931-05-09)9 May 1931 Harstad, Norway
Died	17 June 2019(2019-06-17) (aged 88) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1957–1985

His 1969 film Scorched Earth was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a diploma.^[6]