Ungen (1974 film)

Ungen
Directed byBarthold Halle
Written byBarthold Halle
Randi Weum
Harald Tusberg
Egil Monn-Iversen
Oskar Braaten
Based onOskar Braaten's play Ungen: folkeliv i fire akter
Produced byLasse Glomm
Egil Monn-Iversen
StarringBritt Langlie
Bjørn Skagestad
Kirsti Kolstad
Sølvi Wang
CinematographySverre Bergli
Edited byRandi Weum
Music byEgil Monn-Iversen
Distributed byNorsk Film A/S
Release date
  • December 26, 1974 (1974-12-26)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Ungen (The Child) is a Norwegian film musical and drama film from 1974 directed by Barthold Halle. The main roles are played by Britt Langlie, Bjørn Skagestad, Kirsti Kolstad, and Sølvi Wang. The film is loosely based on Oskar Braaten's play Ungen: folkeliv i fire akter (The Child: Everyday Life in Four Acts) from 1911, which is about the young unmarried and pregnant factory worker Milja. The film can be characterized as a musical drama with certain comedic elements.