106 minutes
4/9/1963
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.
Henki Kolstad
as Hjalmar Ekdal
Wenche Foss
as Gina Ekdal
Lars Nordrum
as Gregers Werle
Kjersti Dalbye
as Hedvig
Ola Isene
as Gamle Ekdal
Hans Stormoen
as Doktor Relling
Erik Lassen
as Kandidat Molvig
Else Heiberg
as Fru Sørby
Tore Foss
as Grosserer Werle
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen
as Fet herre
Oscar Egede-Nissen
as Pettersen
Erik Melbye Brekke
as Gråberg
Kaare Gundersen
as Jørgensen
Sverre Wilberg
as Lakei