Jun 24, 1939
11 min
Full-HD

The Giant of Norway (1939)

This short tells the story of Norwegian explorer and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). After a life of adventure, he was instrumental in resettling tens of thousands of refugees and displaced persons resulting from World War I. He continued this work in 1922 after the war between Greece and Turkey. The film ends by reminding moviegoers to think of the plight of contemporary refugees caused by the fighting in Europe.

Category

History

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Lumsden Hare

Fridtjof Nansen (uncredited)

Hugh Sothern

(uncredited)

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