The Big Christening
1931, Norwegian. Directed by Tancred Ibsen.
Den store barnedåpen (English: The great christening) is a 1931 Norwegian comedy film directed by Tancred Ibsen, starring Einar Sissener, Aase Bye and Agnete Schibsted-Hansson. It was the first feature-length Norwegian sound film. The lacklustre Harald (Sissener) is taken in by Alvilde (Bye), and charged with looking after her bastard child. It soon dawns on both of them that Harald has more potential than previously assumed.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Tancred IbsenDirector
- Einar SissenerHarald
- Aase ByeAlvilde
- Agnethe Schibsted-HanssonDobbelt-Petra
- Hjalmar FriesHans - "Gjøken"
- Hauk AabelEvensen, kirketjener
- Theodor BergeSognepresten
- Tore SegelckeAstrid
- Finn LangeKapellanen
- Leif Amble-NæssGjendøperen
- Thorleif KlausenLegpredikant
- Johs. JensenLegpredikant
- Unni TorkildsenGeorgine
Details
- Released
- 26 December 1931
- Original title
- Den store barnedåpen
- Country
- Norway
- Written by
- Oskar Braaten, Tancred Ibsen
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The Big Christening runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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The Big Christening isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 December 1931. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Big Christening?
The Big Christening (1931) was directed by Tancred Ibsen and stars Einar Sissener, Aase Bye, Agnethe Schibsted-Hansson.