Overview
The play opens in the study at Hakon Werle's house during a dinner party for the return of Werle's son, Gregers, from the Hoidal mines. Gregers has not come home for fifteen years. Old Ekdal appears before two servants, begging to be let into the office. Ekdal was an army officer and partner to Werle until a forestry scandal sent him to prison over some scandal. He now works as one of Werle's copyists.
Cast
- Henki Kolstad as Hjalmar Ekdal
- Wenche Foss as Gina Ekdal
- Lars Nordrum as Gregers Werle
- Kjersti Dalbye as Hedvig
- Ola Isene as Gamle Ekdal
- Hans Stormoen as Doktor Relling
- Erik Lassen as Kandidat Molvig
- Else Heiberg as Fru Sørby
- Tore Foss as Grosserer Werle
- Egil Hjorth-Jenssen as Fet herre