Knut Bohwim
Knut Bohwim ( born March 12, 1931 in Oslo) is a Norwegian actor, screenwriter and director. He was not least in his home country, known for directing the Norwegian remakes of the original Danish Olsen Gang movies.
Career
He first started with his debut as an actor in the film Bedre enn sitt rykte ( 1955). After a few more appearances as an actor, he also had a great success as a production manager in the film Operation Løvsprett (1962), which became a blockbuster. So he began gradually concentrating his work in the film - production supervisor and film editing relocate, as well as a director and screenwriter to act. In 1962 Bohwim with director Knut Andersen and the cameraman Mattis Mathiesen the Film Society Team Film A / S, which produced several Norwegian films until 1994.
From the Norwegian hire Harry Ottersen Norenafilm Bohwim was commissioned in 1968 as he would assess the chances for the first Danish film " The Olsen Gang " in Norway. After a thorough examination of the subject, he came to the conclusion that the film is expected to be an import to Norway would not become such a popular success as the original in Denmark. In his opinion, the Olsen Gang films would not be able to achieve the desired success in Norway, due to among other things the strong use of national symbols, such as the Dannebrog and the great respect to Copenhagen and Denmark. Then it was his idea and merit, to film this new remake than with their own well-known Norwegian actors. The plot places the Norwegian Olsen Gang he also moved to Norway and Oslo. He watched as a director and screenwriter of the templates by Henning Bah and Erik Balling, so well adapted to the national context that the Norwegian remakes of Olsenbande accepted with great enthusiasm and thus became his greatest success.
Filmography
Director
Actor
Production Manager
Editor
Movies (in alphabetical order )
Family
The parents of Knut Bohwim, Paal Bohwim and Maud Vivian Kvinnsland were film and theater actor. His grandfather Andreas Kvinnsland was one of the first cinema operator in Oslo in the early days of film. Since 1963, he is married to actress Kirsten Kaurin ( born September 25, 1939). They have a daughter Alexia MK Bohwim ( born March 13, 1969) in Oslo ( Frogner district ), which is a known Norwegian writer.