Summary
A great crazy-comedy from Wam & Vennerød. Bryllupsfesten (English: The wedding party) is a 1989 Norwegian comedy film written by Petter Vennerød, and directed by Vennerød and Svend Wam, starring Knut Husebø and Eli Anne Linnestad. Businessman Carl Otto "Totto" Holm (Husebø) is on the verge of bankruptcy, and plans a staged robbery of the family's Munch engraving.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 63
IMDb5.6
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100101Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1989
August 25, 1989
37 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Norwegian
Original language
Made in
- Norway
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more32 people
- Knut HusebøCarl Otto Holm
- Eli Anne LinnestadDyveke Holm
- JWJulie WiggenLise Holm
- ASAre SjaastadAre Holm
- Anders HatloAnders Holm
- Svein Sturla HungnesFredrik Holm
- Anne Marie OttersenMary Holm
- Sossen KrohgIngegerd B. Holm
- Ernst-Hugo JäregårdEugene Borchrewink
- Monna TandbergCharlotte Holm
- RGRuna GranlundCecilie Holm
- MTMaria TomingLiv Holm
Jon EikemoHenry Balstad
Mari BjørganGerd Balstad- PTPhilip TellmannRoger Balstad
- TNTord NygårdBjørn Balstad
Jorunn KjellsbyMaja Pedersen
Harald Heide-Steen Jr.Sverre Pedersen
Aud SchønemannMutter
Leif JusterFatter
Frøydis ArmandRakel- CRCalvin Ray StiggersTony
Lasse LindtnerAlf
Torfinn NagOle
Directing · 2
- Petter Vennerød Director, Writer
- Svend Wam Director, Writer
Camera · 1
- Svein Krøvel Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Randi Weum Editor
- Inge-Lise Langfeldt Editor
Sound · 1
- Ragnar Samuelsson Sound Director
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Veslemøy Fosse Ree Makeup & Hair
- Kari Baade Costume Supervisor
- Kathrine Tolo Costumer
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