Atle Merton

Acting

Atle Merton

Born May 5, 1934 · Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway

Died March 28, 2019 · aged 84

No biography available.

Known For

The Greatest GambleThe Greatest Gamble · 1967
The Greatest Gamble
6.31967
MovieWarDrama
This is a movie about a local resistance group and its leader Gunvald Tomstad, in the southern part of Norway. Gunvald takes on a heavy burden as he pretends to be a devoted Hitlerjugend-leader and soon he becomes a trusted friend of the German occupants.
CeciliaCecilia · 1954
Cecilia
9.01954
MovieDrama
Teenage Cecilia comes from a working class family. She lives with her mother, three brothers, and alcoholic father. Cecilia finds emotional relief and security with Tore, an older girl at her school.
The Wayward GirlThe Wayward Girl · 1959
The Wayward Girl
6.31959
MovieDrama
Gerd, considered a woman of dubious morals, falls in love with a boy whose family does not accept their relationship, so both run away and settle in a cabin in the woods where they meet a sullen man who tests their love.
Lend Me Your WifeLend Me Your Wife · 1958
Lend Me Your Wife
6.31958
MovieComedy
This is a light comedy from Edith Carlmar, Norways first woman director. It takes place in a company that sells baby toys. It is time to fill a leading position, and it is known the owner of the company only places married men on leading positions. This leads a young bachelor to "borrow" his best friends wife to have a chance at the position. This leads to a lot of comic misunderstandings, not the least because the owner of the company himself falls for the new young wife.
Ektemann aleneEktemann alene · 1956
Ektemann alene
8.01956
MovieComedy
It is midsummer in Oslo. There is intense activity on pier 1 just before the fjord boat is about to depart. The pier is crowded with people: families going to the countryside and fathers staying behind at home. Mrs. Rigmor Sande and her two children, Vesleper and Titten, are already on board and standing by the railing. Dad Per Sande, the soon-to-be grass cutter, is frantically searching for the family's suitcase, which has gone astray. The moorings are released and the boat is ready to depart. "You can leave your husband behind, but not your suitcase," exclaims the lively 21-year-old Ellen Stenersen. She and Per are left standing on the pier. They are old acquaintances and neighbors in the country. Per doesn't think being a grasshopper is so bad. He and his friend Stoffer throw themselves into the temptations of Oslo. The men are also accompanied by Ellen. Per and Ellen develop warm feelings for each other.
The Passionate DemonsThe Passionate Demons · 1961
The Passionate Demons
4.91961
MovieDrama
A youthful drama about a young guy and his struggles with his hatred of his father. Not even a relationship with a good-looking girl seems to cool his emotions.
Better Than Their ReputationBetter Than Their Reputation · 1955
Better Than Their Reputation
6.71955
MovieDramaRomance
A man falls in love with his young French language teacher. It becomes a complicated love story when his class mate Karin also begins to fancy her.

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Ektemann aleneEktemann alene · 1956
Ektemann alene
8.01956
MovieComedy
It is midsummer in Oslo. There is intense activity on pier 1 just before the fjord boat is about to depart. The pier is crowded with people: families going to the countryside and fathers staying behind at home. Mrs. Rigmor Sande and her two children, Vesleper and Titten, are already on board and standing by the railing. Dad Per Sande, the soon-to-be grass cutter, is frantically searching for the family's suitcase, which has gone astray. The moorings are released and the boat is ready to depart. "You can leave your husband behind, but not your suitcase," exclaims the lively 21-year-old Ellen Stenersen. She and Per are left standing on the pier. They are old acquaintances and neighbors in the country. Per doesn't think being a grasshopper is so bad. He and his friend Stoffer throw themselves into the temptations of Oslo. The men are also accompanied by Ellen. Per and Ellen develop warm feelings for each other.

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