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 childrens novel by Kari Vinje, and is the first feature film of renowned Norwegian actor Dennis Storhi 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 aboutmillion 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 was the first feature film to be produced in Kristiansand, and was financed privately, in a time when it was common and still is for Norwegian films to receive support from the government to get produced. Producer Odd Hynnekleiv used three years to find investors to the project. After the films success it took only three weeks to secure investors for the sequel, Kamilla and the Thief II.Hynnkleiv and his wife, director Grete Solomonsen produced the film with their own company, Penelope Film. The crew were mixed with local talent and international craftsmen. ........

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