Leif Sinding

A Norwegian film director and journalist. He worked for the newspapers Verdens Gang, Aftenposten and Morgenbladet. Among his silent films are Himmeluret (1925), based on Gabriel Scott's comedy, and Fjeldeventyret (1926). He directed the film Bra mennesker (1937), based on a play by Oskar Braaten, and the films De vergeløse (1939) and Tante Pose (1940), both based on novels by Gabriel Scott. During the German occupation of Norway Sinding cooperated with the occupants, was a member of Nasjonal Samling, and was sentenced to four years forced labour after the war.