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 A Dolls House (1973) Et dukkehjem (DVDrip Norwegian+EngSubs)
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485386/

Aka 
A Doll's House (1973) by Henrik Ibsen

Optional subtitles in separate idx/sub files:
English, Norwegian
(Subtitles will work in newer standalone DivX players, see enclosed Notes.)

With Lise Fjeldstad (Nora Helmer)
Knut Risan (Torvald Helmer)

Ibsen's classic drama in its original language. I thought I would have to wait for a rerun on TV to record and rip, but then I incidentally came across this old, unknown DVD edition in a public library. And behold: It has English subtitles!

This is the 1973 TV recording which has been passed down as the most accurate interpretation to us Norwegians. It must have been one of the first color productions by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), and the quality is surprisingly good for a 35 year old recording.

Original fullscreen 608x432, COLOR, mono sound.
DVDrip 2-pass Xvid
Burn tested, runs well in both my standalone DivX players.

Ibsen went himself to Germany to oversee the production of the stage play there, only to be met with fierce opposition by the leading actress, who refused to perform the play with its original ending. A wife simply DID NOT leave her children and her husband at that time! Ibsen had to comply and write another ending for the German public. For the same reasons, the play was originally banned in Britain by the Lord Chamberlain under the 1737 licensing act.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House

Therefore, it would have been very interesting to see Werner Fassbinders German version, uploaded here in May but never seeded: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4165910/Nora_Helmer_(A_Dolls_House)_Fassbinder_Ibsen

Norwegian actress Liv Ullman worked for more than five years with her dream to direct a Norwegian-based, international production in English of this celebrated play. Actor candidates were Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Annette Bening and Ralph Fiennes, and the filming was planned to be set in Ã…lesund. The project was officially buried in January 2007 due to animosity and lack of support in the funding process. 
Liv Ullmann actually made her Broadway stage debut in "A Doll's House" in 1975. 

Further Ibsen plays available in the same series:
En Folkefiende (An Enemy of the People) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0447638/
Fru Inger til Østråt (Lady Inger of Oestraat) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073021/
Fruen fra havet (The Lady from the Sea) with Liv Ullmann http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080758/
Rosmersholm http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282925/
Vildanden (The Wild Duck) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283120/

I may consider uploading some of them, pending the reaction to this upload.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen

MediaInfo facts about this rip:

Format/Info                      : Audio Video Interleave
File size                        : 691 MiB
Duration                         : 2h 26mn
Overal bit rate                  : 659 Kbps

Video
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Duration                         : 2h 26mn
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Audio
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Writing library                  : LAME3.97 
Encoding settings                : CBR

Source: PAL Native, 7.2 Giga (note that PAL/NTSC will give no problems for avi 
files)