Storfolk og småfolk

Storfolk og småfolk (Important People and Common People) is a Norwegian black-and-white comedy film from 1951 directed by Tancred Ibsen.^[1][2] Ibsen also write the script for the film. The film is based on five stories by Hans Aanrud^[3] and the action is set in rural Norway. It follows both high and low society, including village characters, wealthy individuals, farmers, and "old timers."

Storfolk og småfolk
Directed by	Tancred Ibsen
Written by	Tancred Ibsen
Based on	Hans Aanrud's stories En odelsbonde, Mari Smehaugen, I bestefars ærend, Brødre i Herren, and Da jeg lå i byen med smør
Produced by	Jan Erik Düring Bjarne Stokland
Starring	Gisle Straume Grete Anthonsen Haakon Arnold Snefrid Aukland Bjarne Bø Edvard Drabløs
Cinematography	Ragnar Sørensen Verner Jensen
Music by	Sverre Arvid Bergh
Distributed by	Norsk Film AS
Release date	October 29, 1951 (1951-10-29)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

The film was quite well received. Aftenposten wrote "In Mari Smehaugen and I bestefars ærend you feel something of the inner warmth and joy you had when you read the story in Aanrud's own language." Dagbladet wrote that "a number of our top actors appear and create down-to-earth theater sketches."^[4]

Cast

• Gisle Straume as Per Oppigar'n
• Grete Anthonsen as Astrid, his daughter
• Haakon Arnold as Lars Kampesveen
• Snefrid Aukland as a woman in the village
• Bjarne Bø as Per Høgåsen
• Edvard Drabløs as Grandfather
• Leif Enger as the servant
• Johan Fillinger as the girl's boyfriend
• Berit Fossum as the wife
• Maria Hald as the servant girl
• Harald Heide-Steen Jr. as Ola, the son