Himmeluret (The Clock of Heaven[1] or The Celestial Clockwork[2]) is a Norwegian silent film from 1925 directed by Amund Rydland and Leif Sinding.[2][3] Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which is based on Gabriel Scott's comedy Himmeluret (play 1905, novella 1908).[4] David Knudsen, Gunvor Fjørtoft, and Hjalmar Fries appeared in the main roles. Footage described as a "closeup of a naked woman" (naken kvinne forstørret) was cut from the film by censors. The film is now considered lost.
| Himmeluret | |
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| Directed by | Amund Rydland Leif Sinding |
| Written by | Leif Sinding |
| Based on | Gabriel Scott's play and novella Himmeluret |
| Starring | David Knudsen Gunvor Fjørtoft Hjalmar Fries |
| Cinematography | Reidar Lund |
| Distributed by | Cinema A/S |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
In Rørland, the ship owner Gutter Fladen is the dominant personality in the town. His daughter Nina has just returned from Paris, and she spends the spring evenings with her childhood love Salve, a skipper on Gutter's boat Haabet.