Kamilla and the Thief

Kamilla and the Thief

106 mins | Drama, Family | March 23, 1988

Kamilla and the Thief (Kamilla og Tyven) is a Norwegian family movie from 1988 directed by Grete Salomonsen and produced by her husband Odd Hynnekleiv. The movie is an adaption from a Norwegian children's novel by Kari Vinje, and is the first feature film of renowned Norwegian actor Dennis Storhøi and also stars '80s pop idol Morten Harket in a minor role. Kamilla and the Thief was a huge success in Norway, selling half a million tickets (in a country of 4.5 million people). It was so popular that a sequel was made, Kamilla and the Thief II, which was released the year after. In 2005 both movies were digitally restored and released on DVD.

Kamilla and the Thief

106 mins | Drama, Family | March 23, 1988

Kamilla and the Thief
Kamilla and the Thief (Kamilla og Tyven) is a Norwegian family movie from 1988 directed by Grete Salomonsen and produced by her husband Odd Hynnekleiv. The movie is an adaption from a Norwegian children's novel by Kari Vinje, and is the first feature film of renowned Norwegian actor Dennis Storhøi and also stars '80s pop idol Morten Harket in a minor role. Kamilla and the Thief was a huge success in Norway, selling half a million tickets (in a country of 4.5 million people). It was so popular that a sequel was made, Kamilla and the Thief II, which was released the year after. In 2005 both movies were digitally restored and released on DVD.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Penelope Film AS
Original title Kamilla og tyven
Directors Grete Salomonsen
Writers Kristin Bjorvatn, Kari Vinje, Grete Salomonsen

Cast

Veronika Flåt

as Kamilla Pytten

Dennis Storhøi

as Sebastian Kåk

Agnete G. Haaland

as Sofie Pytten

Morten Harket

as Christoffer

Turid Balke

as Kokka

Silje Trones Lønseth

as Maren Sørgården

Helge Nygård

as Stor-Peder

Ellef Mo Sagvollen

as Rasmus

Alf Nordvang

as Sebastians far

Kåre Zakariassen

as Herr Høstblad

Sverre Wilberg

as Hovmester

Eva Tønnesen

as Frøken Hansen

Kaare Kroppan

as Joakim Jensen

Tom Kristian Møller

as Oliver Hansen

Nora Bang

as Fru Hansen

Maria del Mar del Castillo

as Petra Sørgården

Norman Liene

as Herr Sørgården

Trine Liene

as Fru Sørgården

Bjørn Furuborg

as Onkel Ole

Brit Munthe

as Tante Louise