Ukjent mann (Unknown Man) is a Norwegian black-and-white crime film from 1951 directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen, who was also the screenwriter. The film is based on Arthur Omre's novel Flukten from 1936. Alfred Maurstad appears in the title role.
The outdoor scenes, which make up approximately 90% of the film, were shot in Åndalsnes, Bergen, and Copenhagen.
Plot
Erik Dahl, who has been convicted of smuggling, escapes from prison and seeks out his wife. She breaks up with him because he does not want to serve his sentence. Dahl still gets to meet his son at the circus the next day. The police recognize him and he has to flee. Dahl seeks out his old friend, the plumber Jensen, who has kept some money for him. Dahl then manages to flee the city. He travels for a while in the forest, but he always feels threatened, despite his dyed hair and mustache. Eventually he becomes braver, takes a coastal boat, and meets Tone. She gets off in a coastal town, and he follows her. Dahl checks into the local hotel, where he registers as a fishmonger. Soon the whole town believes that he has come there to start a fishing business. Josefsen, who has run such a business before, offers him company membership. The business is going brilliantly, and, when they get an offer to export eels to Denmark, Dahl takes the opportunity. He does this because, among other things, he can obtain a fake passport in Copenhagen. Tone meets him in Copenhagen, where they spend a few lovely days together. They travel home, and the local policeman discovers that Dahl is wanted. He flees to Bergen to see his son for the last time before he goes abroad, but the police have been keeping an eye on the family the whole time and arrest him.