The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll

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The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll

1967

0h 12m

7.7(15 votes)

Animation

Family

Fantasy

Overview

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

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10 members

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Harald Heide Steen

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

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Claes Gill

Talg-Petter / Storyteller

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Henki Kolstad

Bonden

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Else Heiberg

Skjenkedamen

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Toralv Maurstad

Askeladden (voice)

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Egil Hjorth-Jenssen

(voice)

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Finn Mehlum

(voice)

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Johan Tømmerbakk

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Leif Wolfsberg

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Roy Bjørnstad

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