Olav Engebretsen

Olav Engebretsen, also Olaf Engebretsen (December 25, 1905 – March 30, 1988)^[1] was a Norwegian film editor and director.^[2]

Olav Engebretsen
Directors Olav Engebretsen (left) and Jon Lennart Mjøen during the filming of Troll i ord in 1954
Born	(1905-12-25)December 25, 1905
Died	March 30, 1988(1988-03-30) (aged 82)
Occupation(s)	Film editor and director

Engebretsen was primarily active as a film editor from 1941 to 1962. The films that he edited include Den forsvundne pølsemaker (1941), Jeg drepte!, (1942), and Line (1961).^[3] He received the Norwegian Film Critics Award (Filmkritikerprisen) in 1961 for his editing of Line.^[4] In 1954 he directed the films Troll i ord and I moralens navn.

Engebretsen is buried in the Cemetery of Our Saviour in Oslo.^[1]

Filmography

Editor

• 1941: Den forsvundne pølsemaker
• 1942: Jeg drepte!
• 1942: Det æ'kke te å tru
• 1943: Vigdis
• 1943: Sangen til livet
• 1944: Kommer du, Elsa?
• 1946: Om kjærligheten synger de
• 1947: Sankt Hans fest
• 1948: Trollfossen
• 1949: I takt med tiden
• 1949: Jorden rundt på to timer
• 1951: Vi gifter oss
• 1951: Skadeskutt
• 1952: Haakon VII – Norges konge i krig og fred
• 1952: Andrine og Kjell
• 1952: De VI olympiske vinterleker Oslo 1952
• 1952: Jorden rundt på to timer
• 1952: Det kunne vært deg
• 1952: Trine!
• 1952: Vi vil skilles
• 1954: Kasserer Jensen
• 1956: Gylne ungdom
• 1957: Peter van Heeren
• 1957: Selv om de er små
• 1959: 5 loddrett
• 1961: Et øye på hver finger
• 1961: Line
• 1970: Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe

Director

• 1954: Troll i ord
• 1954: I moralens navn