Knut Andersen
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 9, 1931, Harstad, Norge
- Died
- June 17, 2019
- Movies
- 20
Knut Andersen (9 May 1931 – 17 June 2019) was a Norwegian film director. He was born in Harstad. He directed a series of films, including Sus og dus på by'n (1968), Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (1970), Marikens bryllup (1972), Under a Stone Sky (1974), Karjolsteinen (1977), and Den sommeren jeg fylte 15 (1975). He received the Amanda Committee's Honorary Award in 2007.
His 1969 film Scorched Earth was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a diploma.
Best-Known Movies
The Summer I Turned 15
1976
Trees Grow on the Stones Too
1985
The Blue Wolves
1993
Under a Stone Sky
1974
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
1975
Scorched Earth
1969
The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland
1970
For Tor's Sake
1982
Unexpected Summer
1965
Operasjon Løvsprett
1962
Filmography
| 1993 | The Blue Wolves | |
| 1986 | Makaroni Blues | Gundersen |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1989 | About Syrup Snips, Death and Zorba and a Little More | Director, Writer |
| 1985 | Trees Grow on the Stones Too | Director |
| 1982 | For Tor's Sake | Director |
| 1979 | Nightmare at Midsummer | Director |
| 1977 | Karjolsteinen | Director |
| 1976 | The Summer I Turned 15 | Director, Writer |
| 1975 | The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang | Director |
| 1974 | Under a Stone Sky | Director |
| 1972 | Marikens bryllup | Director |
| 1971 | Fest i nord | Director |
| 1970 | The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland | Director, Writer |
| 1970 | Oslofilm: Akershus | Director |
| 1969 | Scorched Earth | Director |
| 1968 | Sus og dus på by'n | Director |
| 1966 | Congratulations Andersens! | Director |
| 1965 | Unexpected Summer | Director |
| 1964 | Nydelige nelliker | Director, Writer |
| 1962 | Operasjon Løvsprett | Director |
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