Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson and Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and presented in single-camera Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalise on the success of The Sound of Music.
as Edvard Grieg
as Nina Hagerup
as Therese Berg
as Richard Nordraak
as Bioernstjerne Bjoernson
as Berg
as Krogstad
as Mrs. Bjoernson
as Engstrand
as Henrik Ibsen
as Franz Liszt
as Hans Christian Andersen
as George Nordraak
as Mr. Hagerup
as Mrs. Hagerup
as Gade
as Mrs. Thoresen
as Angry Woman
as Butler to Berg
as Helsted
as Violinist
as Councilman
as Councilman
as Bjornson's Secretary
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Aunt Aline (uncredited)
as Winding (uncredited)
as Captain Hansen (uncredited)
