May 5, 1979
To Norway, Home of Giants (Norwegian: For Norge, Kiæmpers Fødeland) was the Norwegian contribution to the 1979 Rose d'Or in Montreux, where it won two prizes. The short comedy film was directed by Johnny Bergh and Bjørn Sand. The script was written by Knut Aunbu, Johnny Bergh, Bjørn Sand, and Erik Søby.
The film was a mock report from Norway, presented by the English reporter Norman Fearless (John Cleese). The film premiered on May 5, 1979.
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John Cleese takes us on a journey through his ancestral Norway in this Python-esque travelogue which explores ski culture, Viking-era nostalgia and reenactment, a tast of Norwegian cuisine and literature, and even a visit with the Nobel committee.
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