'' Edvard Munch '' ( ) is a 1974 biographical film about the Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch , written and directed by English filmmaker Peter Watkins . It was originally created as a three-part miniseries co-produced by the Norwegian and Swedish state television networks NRK and SVT , but subsequently gained an American theatrical release in a three-hour version in 1976 . The film covers about thirty years of Munch 's life , focusing on the influences that shaped his art , particularly the prevalence of disease and death in his family and his youthful affair with a married woman . The film was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival , but was n't entered into the main competition
1976 Cannes Film Festival
1976 Cannes Film Festival
Edvard Munch (film)