Olav Engebretsen
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BornDecember 25, 1905
DiedMarch 30, 1988 (aged 82)
Occupation(s)Film editor and director
Olav Engebretsen | |
|---|---|
 Directors Olav Engebretsen (left) and Jon Lennart Mjøen during the filming of Troll i ord in 1954 | |
| Born | December 25, 1905 |
| Died | March 30, 1988 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Film editor and director |
Olav Engebretsen, also Olaf Engebretsen (December 25, 1905 – March 30, 1988)[1] was a Norwegian film editor and director.[2]
Engebretsen was primarily active as a film editor from 1941 to 1962. The films that he edited include Den forsvundne pølsemaker (1941), Jeg drepte!, (1942), and Line (1961).[3] He received the Norwegian Film Critics Award (Filmkritikerprisen) in 1961 for his editing of Line.[4] In 1954 he directed the films Troll i ord and I moralens navn.
Engebretsen is buried in the Cemetery of Our Saviour in Oslo.[1]