The Child
Oct 06, 1938 · 1h 46m
Director
Rasmus BreisteinOverview
The classic movie from 1938 is an adaptation of Oscar Braatens play. Eva Sletto plays the young factory worker Milja, and Harald Heide Steen as her unfaithful boyfriend Julius.Milja and Julius are a happy couple working at the factory, and everything is good until Petrina shows up at the arena. Julius is bewitched by the girl, who gets him to drink and steal.Milja is soon left alone with the shame - and a bastard child. The child is placed with Hønse-Lovisa while Milja is at the factory, but a doctor casts his eyes on Milja`s young. He's looking for children to adopt to rich westside people. In her desperation, Milja gives away the dearest thing she owns, for the kid to have better conditions than she manages to give him.It is Hønse-Lovisa that convinces her that the material benefits can never compensate for real love and care.
Cast of The Child
Eva SlettoMilja
Harald Heide SteenJulius
Ragnhild HaldHønse-Lovisa- Tove BrynPetrina
- Astrid SommerKrestena
- Agnethe Schibsted-HanssonGurina
Hans BilleDoktoren- Hauk AabelKrestoffer
- Hauk GistiEngebret
- Liv Uchermann SelmerLagreta, mor til Julius
- Signe RambergOlina
- Maj Nielsen-SætherSesjant-Petra
- Ellinor BorgPasient
- Ellen BuggePasient
- Bjarne BøPasient
- Helge EssmarOlaf
- Marie HedemarkEn arbeiderkone
Joachim Holst-JensenEn kelner- Ole LeikvangPasient
- Kirsten Monrad-AasEn vestkantfrue
- Pehr QværnstrømEn resturatør
Guri StormoenPasient- Jan VaagePasient
- Kåre WicklundElias
Crew of The Child
About The Child
What is The Child about?
The classic movie from 1938 is an adaptation of Oscar Braatens play. Eva Sletto plays the young factory worker Milja, and Harald Heide Steen as her unfaithful boyfriend Julius.Milja and Julius are a happy couple working at the factory, and everything is good until Petrina shows up at the arena. Julius is bewitched by the girl, who gets him to drink and steal.Milja is soon left alone with the…
When was The Child released?
The Child was released on October 6, 1938.
How long is The Child?
The Child runs 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes).
Who directed The Child?
The Child was directed by Rasmus Breistein.
Who is in the cast of The Child?
The cast of The Child includes Eva Sletto (Milja), Harald Heide Steen (Julius), Ragnhild Hald (Hønse-Lovisa), Tove Bryn (Petrina) and Astrid Sommer (Krestena).