The Wild Duck (1963)
The play opens in the study at Hakon Werle's house during a dinner party for the return of Werle's son, Gregers, from the Hoidal mines. Gregers has not come home for fifteen years. Old Ekdal appears before two servants, begging to be let into the office. Ekdal was an army officer and partner to Werle until a forestry scandal sent him to prison over some scandal. He now works as one of Werle's copyists.
Director: Tancred Ibsen
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 106 min
Release Date: April 9, 1963
Cast
- Henki Kolstad - Hjalmar Ekdal
- Wenche Foss - Gina Ekdal
- Lars Nordrum - Gregers Werle
- Kjersti Dalbye - Hedvig
- Ola Isene - Gamle Ekdal
- Hans Stormoen - Doktor Relling
- Erik Lassen - Kandidat Molvig
- Else Heiberg - Fru Sørby
- Tore Foss - Grosserer Werle
- Egil Hjorth-Jenssen - Fet herre
Screenplay
- Tancred Ibsen
- Henrik Ibsen (Author)
Music: Egil Monn-Iversen
Cinematography: Mattis Mathiesen
Editing: Knut Andersen, Knut Bohwim
Production: Teamfilm AS, Norsk Film
Country: Norway
Language: Norsk
Original Language: no
More Films by Director: Tancred Ibsen
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Wild Duck about?
- The play opens in the study at Hakon Werle's house during a dinner party for the return of Werle's son, Gregers, from the Hoidal mines. Gregers has not come home for fifteen years. Old Ekdal appears before two servants, begging to be let into the office. Ekdal was an army officer and partner to Werle until a forestry scandal sent him to prison over some scandal. He now works as one of Werle's copyists.
- Who directed The Wild Duck?
- The Wild Duck was directed by Tancred Ibsen.
- Who stars in The Wild Duck?
- The Wild Duck stars Henki Kolstad, Wenche Foss, Lars Nordrum, Kjersti Dalbye, Ola Isene, Hans Stormoen.
- How long is The Wild Duck?
- The Wild Duck has a runtime of 1h 46m (106 minutes).
- What genre is The Wild Duck?
- The Wild Duck is a Drama film.
- Where was The Wild Duck produced?
- The Wild Duck was produced in Norway.