Cast
Per Oscarsson 
Gunnel Lindblom Birgitte Federspiel Knud Rex Hans W. Petersen Henki Kolstad
Credits
Written by: 
Henning Carlsen
Plot
A starving young writer in Kristiania in the 1890s clings to his pride, refuses help and sinks into a mental fever, in an adaptation of the Norwegian classic.
Sinekatalog’s take
A harrowing, intense character study with a great lead performance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (3,615 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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