---
title: 'The Telegraphist (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Erik Gustavson'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-telegraphist-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108309/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Telegraphist (1993)

1993 · 102 min · Drama · Norway

Original title: Telegrafisten

## Synopsis

The Telegraphist is a 1993 Norwegian film directed by Erik Gustavson. It is based on the novel Dreamers by Knut Hamsun. It stars Bjørn Floberg and Marie Richardson, as well as Kjersti Holmen, who won an Amanda for her role. The film was also entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was the highest-grossing Norwegian film of the year.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Erik Gustavson](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-gustavson)
- **Screenplay:** [Lars Saabye Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-saabye-christensen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Randall Meyers](https://cinepixo.com/people/randall-meyers)
- **Producer:** [Tomas Backström](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-backstrom)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philip Øgaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-gaard)
- **Editor:** [Sylvia Ingemarsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-ingemarsson)

## Cast

- [Bjørn Floberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/bj-rn-floberg)
- [Kjersti Holmen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kjersti-holmen)
- [Marie Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-richardson)
- [Bjørn Sundquist](https://cinepixo.com/people/bj-rn-sundquist)
- [Maria Bonnevie](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-bonnevie)
- [Per Jansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-jansen)

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