---
title: 'Sophie''s World (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Erik Gustavson'
released: '1999-08-06'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sophies-world-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125507/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sophie's World (1999)

1999 · 114 min · Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, History · Sweden, Norway

Original title: Sofies verden

## Synopsis

Sophie's World is a 1999 Norwegian drama–adventure film directed by Erik Gustavson and starring Silje Storstein as Sophie. It is an adaptation of the 1991 novel of the same name by Jostein Gaarder. Upon its release in 1999 it was the most expensive film to date in Norway.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Erik Gustavson](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-gustavson)
- **Screenplay:** [Erik Gustavson](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-gustavson), [Petter Skavlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/petter-skavlan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Randall Meyers](https://cinepixo.com/people/randall-meyers)
- **Producer:** [Oddvar Bull Tuhus](https://cinepixo.com/people/oddvar-bull-tuhus), [John M. Jacobsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-m-jacobsen), [Michael Elson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-elson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kjell Vassdal](https://cinepixo.com/people/kjell-vassdal)
- **Editor:** [Anne Andressen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-andressen)

## Cast

- [Mark Tandy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-tandy) as William Shakespeare
- [Nils Vogt](https://cinepixo.com/people/nils-vogt) as Lærer Jacobsen
- [Maria Sand](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-sand) as Peggy Sue
- [Andrine Sæther](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrine-s-ther) as Sofies mor
- [Eindride Eidsvold](https://cinepixo.com/people/eindride-eidsvold) as Michelangelo
- [Lars Arentz-Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-arentz-hansen) as FN-offiser
- [Geir Pettersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/geir-pettersen) as Zorro
- [Vanessa Borgli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-borgli) as Spansk senorita
- [Lars Reynert Olsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-reynert-olsen) as Aramis
- [Edda Trandum Grjotheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/edda-trandum-grjotheim) as Jorunn
- [Giorgos Floros](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgos-floros) as Meletos
- [Pjotr Sapegin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pjotr-sapegin) as Russisk offiser
- [Jon Øigarden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-igarden) as Harry
- [Finn Schau](https://cinepixo.com/people/finn-schau) as Johannes Gutenberg
- [Michael N. Harbour](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-n-harbour) as George Berkeley

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sophies-world-1999
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1851033); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.