Per Jansen

Acting

Per Jansen

Born

1941-12-14 (84)

Place of birth

Bergen, Norway

Known for

Acting

Credits

37 titles

Known for

Vestavind poster
6.0

Norwegian drama TV series.

Vestavind

1994

O'Horten poster
6.3

Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train driver retiring after 40 years of service, living a simple life. His idea of adventure is to fly from one city in Norway to another. Starting on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd has a series of dislocating experiences: a boy insists that Odd sit by his bedside while he falls asleep; misadventure causes Odd to miss his last run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; he revisits his mother's disappointment in him. How should he live the rest of his life?

O'Horten

2007

Sweetwater poster
4.2

Allan and Lisa flee the war-torn city of Sweetwater with their young son for the safety of the municipal dump in this sleepy war drama. They join other displaced survivors who were driven from their homes, looking for a better life on the outskirts of Sweetwater.

Sweetwater

1988

Kamilla poster
5.9

A young girl growing up in Bergen, Norway just after the 2nd world war, is trying to deal with the father's adultery and mother's deep depression, as she befriends a boy.

Kamilla

1981

Cry in the Woods poster
5.5

An unfortunate bank robber takes an escaped mental patient, wanted for murder, as hostage.

Cry in the Woods

2004

Hamsun poster
6.8

Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.

Hamsun

1996

Film credits

2000s · 5 titles

O'Horten poster
6.3

Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train driver retiring after 40 years of service, living a simple life. His idea of adventure is to fly from one city in Norway to another. Starting on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd has a series of dislocating experiences: a boy insists that Odd sit by his bedside while he falls asleep; misadventure causes Odd to miss his last run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; he revisits his mother's disappointment in him. How should he live the rest of his life?

O'Horten

2007

Cry in the Woods poster
5.5

An unfortunate bank robber takes an escaped mental patient, wanted for murder, as hostage.

Cry in the Woods

2004

Twigson poster
5.1

Tough, naughty, quick-witted and brave Lillebror has just moved, and has not made any new friends yet, when his imaginary friend – the wooden twig Knerten – appears in the middle of a pile of firewood...

Twigson

2009

Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers poster
5.9

Karsten Aslaksen, chief engineer of a large chemical company, disappears without trace. His married lover, a successful politician named Vibeke Farang, approaches private investigator Varg Veum to track him down discreetly.

Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers

2007

An Enemy of the People poster
6.2

In a modern version of Ibsen's stage play, we meet TV-celebrity Tomas Stockman returning to his native village to produce the world's purest bottled water. The plant will bring new life and hope to the village, but unexpected trouble occurs.

An Enemy of the People

2005

1990s · 8 titles

Hamsun poster
6.8

Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.

Hamsun

1996

The Telegraphist poster
5.0

Set against the beautiful backdrop of northern Norway, this film tells the story of a telegraphist in a very small community at the turn of the century.

The Telegraphist

1993

Høyere enn himmelen poster
5.9

Some people are always happy and wake up cheerful and excited to greet each new day. Mari is not one of them. Twelve years old and without friends, she looks forward to a long and boring summer with her family, until she unexpectedly meets the newly retired teacher, Miss Kjær.

Høyere enn himmelen

1993

Shut Up and Listen! poster
4.0

A stand-up comedian who loses his train of thought and his wife takes over the show with resounding success.

Shut Up and Listen!

1995

Herman poster
6.0

"Herman", based on Lars Saabye Christensen's novel of the same name, tells the story of the young boy Herman who suddenly loses his hair and becomes bald at the age of eleven. It follows him through what is a very difficult period in his life, through big mood swings and irrational behaviour until he finally learns to accept himself for who he is.

Herman

1990

The Perfect Murder poster
2.8

Film director Pierre is making an erotic thriller with his girlfriend Greta. When men start disappearing, parallells between the movie and real life becomes obvious.

The Perfect Murder

1992

Weekend poster
5.7

Therese has lost her father's love after her twin sister died in a drowning accident. She and her friend Allan kidnaps the daughter of her father's new wife.

Weekend

1998

Etterfølgeren poster
9.0

Civil war-torn Mozambique, where international aid workers, rival mine clearance companies, and corrupt politicians clash in an ambitious and unusual crime drama. Mine clearance expert Johan Stensrud arrives to take over the job after Stein Halvorsen's accident. It quickly becomes clear to Johan that his predecessor was murdered, but no one cares about his suspicions. All he can do is start his own private investigation, while throwing himself into the work he is actually in Mozambique to do.

Etterfølgeren

1997

1980s · 12 titles

Sweetwater poster
4.2

Allan and Lisa flee the war-torn city of Sweetwater with their young son for the safety of the municipal dump in this sleepy war drama. They join other displaced survivors who were driven from their homes, looking for a better life on the outskirts of Sweetwater.

Sweetwater

1988

Kamilla poster
5.9

A young girl growing up in Bergen, Norway just after the 2nd world war, is trying to deal with the father's adultery and mother's deep depression, as she befriends a boy.

Kamilla

1981

Piratene poster
7.0

The film follows a gang of unemployed youth in the little town of Svolvær, Lofoten, starting up an illegal radio-channel called "Radio Feskslog".

Piratene

1983

Vilde, the Wild One poster
5.0

In a rural western town in 1890 a woman has a mute old daughter after relations with her step father, which in his need of money, wants to sell them off to a rich skin tradesman. While resisting this, the woman turns lame.

Vilde, the Wild One

1986

A Handful of Time poster
5.1

Gothic thriller about Old Martin who heeds the voice of Anna, who calls him back to the mountain cabin where he left her to die while she gave birth to their surviving son.

A Handful of Time

1989

The Littlest Viking poster
5.6

Sigurd Drakedreper is a film about Sigurd growing up in a time when conflicts are resolved with weapons. Sigurd is named after a great tale hero, Sigurd Fåvnesbane. It is expected that he will grow up and become a strong Viking, like all in his family. He will lead blood revenge on and avenge the murder of his brother. Illugene, which enemies lurks somewhere out there in the dark! Based on the book by Torill Thorstad Hauger.

The Littlest Viking

1989

Farewell Illusions poster
4.3

A harrowing and ironic story about the first big and well educated generation born after WW2, living without any major concerns between 1965 and 1975.

Farewell Illusions

1985

På stigende kurs poster
5.5

Struggling worker tries his luck in the stock market - with great success. But it doesn't last.

På stigende kurs

1987

No artwork available
7.0

Reginal Roses story about a jury-member attempting to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence on a scorching hot day.

Twelve Angry Men

1982

Deilig er fjorden poster
5.0

For many years, Terje Svahberg saved up to buy a cabin. But then something happened, suddenly and unexpectedly. He became obsessed with boats. And before anyone really knew what was happening, he had made transactions that made him the proud owner of a luxury boat...and everything that goes with it.

Deilig er fjorden

1985

Hard asfalt poster
5.7

This melodrama is based on the best-selling autobiography of Ida Halvorsen, a part-time prostitute with a life that was difficult to survive. Ida (Kristin Kajander) grew up with an alcoholic father, and after she married an alcoholic, her life went from early marital bliss to misery. She had a child during that marriage, took drugs, and turned to prostitution to get the money she needed. Along the way, many characters she met were dangerous and in more than one instance almost killed her. For Norwegians who are familiar with her story, the ending to the film will be recognized as incomplete, the story continues. For other audiences the ending might be a little grim.

Hard asfalt

1986

The Dream Castle poster
5.2

The families are talking about moving together in a house, and finally does it. After a year renovating, they are to celebrate their new collective. But the year living together has taken it's toll on their relations.

The Dream Castle

1986

1970s · 5 titles

...To Norway, Home of Giants! poster
8.5

The norwegian Montreux contribution of 1979. Norwegians ridiculing themselves, with the help from John Cleese.

...To Norway, Home of Giants!

1979

No artwork available
NR

A middle-aged couple, Daniel and Cecilie, lives in a large house. They have a son, but he has left them, and they do not even know if he is alive. While Cecilie is alone in the house, three young people and one older person come in. They are friends with the son. Conflicts arise between Cecilie - and later Daniel - and the invaders.

Aske

1973

The Crown Prince poster
6.8

A political drama about Roald, a young man stuck in the wrong place at the wrong time. Roald is politically ambitious but he does not have enough real-world savvy to protect himself from the shark-infested waters around him. After all, he has only been in office for a short time. His tendency to compromise on issues gets him into trouble in an election year when it is discovered that the CIA has been funding the Norwegian Young Labour Party.

The Crown Prince

1979

The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland poster
4.4

Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (Norwegian: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole Høiland was an actual Norwegian Robin Hood-figure in the early 19th century. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor, enjoying numerous affairs with attractive women along the way. The story culminates in the ambitious burglary of Norges Bank, Norway's central bank.

The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland

1970

Nattmagasinet poster
NR

The movie begins with a disenchanted poet who, having had his fill of the world, decides to hide out in a large department store. There are many floors, dusty nooks and crannies, and forgotten storerooms where he can secret himself. He believes he has found the peace and serenity he seeks--away from humankind--in order to write his poetry. To his initial horror, he finds he is not alone. There are Others who have also sought refuge in the dark places of the department store. He quickly finds himself at the mercy of this clandestine social underclass, for none may leave and risk exposing those who have spent years in the store. What quickly evolves is a chilling tale involving the poet and a young woman who had lost her way in the store while a mere child, and who has since spent her entire life as the downtrodden handmaid to the evil matriarch who rules her clan with an iron fist.

Nattmagasinet

1970

Series credits