Desc: Gjest Baardsen: Directed by Tancred Ibsen. With Alfred Maurstad, Vibeke Falk, Joachim Holst-Jensen, Lauritz Falk. In the poor Norway in the early 1800s Gjest Baardsen starts off like a Robin Hood, stealing from the rich, giving to the poor. Based on the real character which became the poor mans hero, and got lots of help to get away from the law.