Hunger (1966)

Name: Hunger
Director: Henning Carlsen
Genre: Drama
Released: 1966
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Birgitte Federspiel, Bjarne Andersen, Carl Ottosen, Else Heiberg, Gunnel Lindblom

Original Title: Sult

Drama

7.3 (57 votes)

1h 52m

Overview

In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment he is delighted and the next he curses everybody. All the time he manages to maintain human dignity and pride.

Details

Director: Henning Carlsen
Writer: Henning Carlsen, Peter Seeberg, Knut Hamsun
Original Language: Danish
Budget: N/A

Cast

Birgitte Federspiel Bjarne Andersen Carl Ottosen Else Heiberg Gunnel Lindblom Hans W. Petersen Henki Kolstad Knud Rex Lise Fjeldstad Osvald Helmuth Pål Skjønberg Per Oscarsson Roy Bjørnstad Sverre Hansen Wilfred Breistrand