Venner backdrop

Venner 1960 Directed by Tancred Ibsen

Mountain climbing and its dangers get a different twist in this standard drama by Norwegian director Tancred Ibsen. When one of two climbing buddies returns from an attempt to scale Eagle Peak, he is happy to claim his award for being the first to reach the summit. But his celebration is short-lived after his friend comes back down from the mountain with another version of his "victory" climb. This second version has the supposedly successful climber cast as an attempted murderer. The story behind the climb comes out in flashbacks as the Alpine Club reviews the accusation.

Country Norway
Production Country Norway
Language Norwegian
Spoken Language Norwegian
Gneres Crime , Drama
Production Company Nordsjøfilm
Release Date 1 February 1960
90 mins
Cast
Alf Malland Tomas Gran
Tor Stokke Harry Smidt
Eva Bergh Edna Gran
Ingerid Vardund Vera Ruud, journalist
Einar Sissener Redaktøren
Ola Isene Overlegen
Wilfred Breistrand Reservelegen
Helge Essmar Olsen, sykepasser
Synnøve Gleditsch Hushjelp hos Smidt
Vegard Hall Alpeklubbens formann
Harald Heide Steen Æresrettens formann
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen Gammel journalist
Thor Hjorth-Jenssen Politifullmektig
Øivind Johnssen Medlem av æresretten
Finn Kvalem Alpeklubbens sekretær
Rigmor Lange Kontordame hos SAS
Knut Risan Journalist i butikken
Erna Schøyen Husholderske hos Gran
Ragnar Schreiner Medlem av æresretten
Tom Tellefsen Medlem av æresretten