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The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll
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The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll

1967-12-30 · 12 min · ★ 7.6

Animation · Family · Fantasy

An exuberant story about Askeladden, the hero of Norwegian traditional fairy tales, outwitting the good-natured troll.

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Directors
Ivo Caprino
Production companies
Caprino Filmcenter a/s
Countries
Norway
Status
Released

Top Cast

Harald Heide SteenHarald Heide SteenPeter Christen Asbjørnsen
Claes GillClaes GillTalg-Petter / Storyteller
Henki KolstadHenki KolstadBonden
Else HeibergSkjenkedamen
Toralv MaurstadToralv MaurstadAskeladden (voice)
Egil Hjorth-JenssenEgil Hjorth-Jenssen(voice)
Finn Mehlum(voice)
Johan Tømmerbakk(voice)
Leif Wolfsberg(voice)
Roy Bjørnstad(voice)

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