Danish films of the 1960s
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The following table is a list of films produced in Denmark
or in the Danish language
during the 1960s. For an alphabetical list of all Danish films currently on Wikipedia see :Category:Danish films. For Danish films from other decades see the Cinema of Denmark box above.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
or in the Danish language
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
during the 1960s. For an alphabetical list of all Danish films currently on Wikipedia see :Category:Danish films. For Danish films from other decades see the Cinema of Denmark box above.
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| Tro, håb og trolddom | Faith, Hope and Witchcraft Faith, Hope and Witchcraft Faith, Hope and Witchcraft is a 1960 Danish family film directed by Erik Balling and starring Bodil Ipsen. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Bodil Ipsen - Bedstemor Gunhild* Gunnar Lauring - Jonas... |
Erik Balling | Entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival 10th Berlin International Film Festival The 10th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1960.-Jury:* Harold Lloyd * Georges Auric* Henry Reed* Sohrab Modi* Floris Luigi Ammannati* Hidemi Ima* Joaquín de Entrambasaguas* Frank Wisbar... |
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| Sømand i knibe Sømand i knibe Sømand i knibe is a 1960 Danish family film directed by and starring Lau Lauritzen, Jr..-Cast:* Lau Lauritzen, Jr. - Admiral* Ebbe Langberg - Kaptajnløjtnant Poul Adam* Hans Kurt - Fabrikant* Ghita Nørby - Eva Thygesen* Jeanne Darville - Tove Thygesen... |
Lau Lauritzen Jr. Lau Lauritzen Jr. Lau Lauritzen, Jr., , was a Danish actor, screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's artistic director and administrative director .-Career:Lau... |
Lau Lauritzen Jr. Lau Lauritzen Jr. Lau Lauritzen, Jr., , was a Danish actor, screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film and served as the studio's artistic director and administrative director .-Career:Lau... , Ebbe Langberg Ebbe Langberg Ebbe Langberg was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 45 films between 1946 and 1988.He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark... , Hans Kurt Hans Kurt Hans Kurt was a Danish stage and film actor.-Filmography:*Skal vi vædde en million? - 1932*Nøddebo Præstegård - 1934*Jeg har elsket og levet - 1940*Alle går rundt og forelsker sig - 1941... , Ghita Norby |
Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children... |
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| Harry og kammertjeneren | Harry and the Butler Harry and the Butler Harry and the Butler is a 1961 Danish film directed by Bent Christensen. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film... |
Bent Christensen | Osvald Helmuth Osvald Helmuth Osvald Helmuth was a Danish stage and film actor and revue singer.-Biography:HIs career began in Randers in 1913, and he later appeared in the Nørrebro Teater in Copenhagen... Ebbe Rode Ebbe Rode -Filmography:*Tango - 1933*Provinsen kalder - 1935*Millionærdrengen - 1936*Den kloge mand - 1937*Balletten danser - 1938*Frøken Vildkat - 1942*Lykken kommer - 1942*Afsporet - 1942*Søren Søndervold - 1942... , Gunnar Lauring Gunnar Lauring Gunnar Lauring was a Danish stage and film actor.- Filmography :*De bør forelske Dem - 1935*Week-End - 1935*Panserbasse - 1936*Blaavand melder storm - 1938*De tre, måske fire - 1939... |
Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... and entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival 1962 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Tetsuro Furukaki *Henry Deutschmeister *Sophie Desmarets *Jean Dutourd *Mel Ferrer *Romain Gary *Jerzy Kawalerowicz *Ernst Krüger... |
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| Mine tossede drenge Mine tossede drenge Mine tossede drenge is a 1961 Danish family film directed by Sven Methling and starring Marguerite Viby.-Cast:* Marguerite Viby - Gerda Henriksen* Otto Brandenburg - William Henriksen* Poul Reichhardt - Ernst Henriksen* Judy Gringer - Nina... |
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| Peters baby Peters baby Peters baby is a 1961 Danish comedy film directed by Annelise Reenberg and starring Ebbe Langberg.-Cast:* Ebbe Langberg - Peter Bergman* Ghita Nørby - Tony* Dario Campeotto - Sanger* Dirch Passer - William Thorsen* Inger Stender - Peters mor... |
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| Duellen Duellen Duellen is a 1962 Danish drama film directed by Knud Leif Thomsen. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Frits Helmuth - Mikael* Malene Schwartz - Tina* John Price - Claes* Axel Strøbye - Basse... |
Knud Leif Thomsen Knud Leif Thomsen Knud Leif Thomsen was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1960 and 1975. His film Duellen was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, his film School for Suicide was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival... |
Entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival 12th Berlin International Film Festival The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 22 to July 3, 1962.-Jury:* King Vidor * André Michel* Emeric Pressburger* Hideo Kikumori* Dolores del Río* Jurgen Schildt* Max Gammeter* Günther Stapenhorst* Bruno E... |
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| Prinsesse for en dag | ||||||
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| Gaden Uden Ende | Street Without End | Mogens Vemmer | Sunny Nielsen | Documentary Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record... Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film Bodil Award for Best Danish Film The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. The judging committee can decide not to give out the award if no deserving films are... |
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| Kampen om Næsbygaard | Inger Stender Inger Stender Inger Stender was a Danish actress of stage, film and television whose sophisticated elegance and classic beauty earned her the description of Denmark's version of Marlene Dietrich.-Biography:... |
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| Mord for åbent tæppe | Inger Stender Inger Stender Inger Stender was a Danish actress of stage, film and television whose sophisticated elegance and classic beauty earned her the description of Denmark's version of Marlene Dietrich.-Biography:... |
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| Don Olsen kommer til byen Don Olsen kommer til byen Don Olsen kommer til byen is a 1964 Danish comedy film directed by Anker Sørensen. The film stars Dirch Passer.-Cast:*Dirch Passer*Buster Larsen*Bodil Udsen*Birgitte Price*Marguerite Viby*Bendt Rothe*Otto Brandenburg*Daimi Larsen*Karl Stegger... |
Anker Sørensen | Dirch Passer Dirch Passer Dirch Hartvig Passer was a celebrated Danish actor. He was greatly renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 movies, one of Denmark's most prolific actors.... , Buster Larsen Buster Larsen Buster Larsen , was a Danish comic film and TV actor.He began working in the Nørrebros Theater in 1932 aged 12 and entered film in 1933.-Filmography:*De blaa drenge - 1933*Frøken Kirkemus - 1941... , Inger Stender Inger Stender Inger Stender was a Danish actress of stage, film and television whose sophisticated elegance and classic beauty earned her the description of Denmark's version of Marlene Dietrich.-Biography:... |
Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
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| Gertrud Gertrud (film) Gertrud is a 1964 Danish drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, based on the 1906 play of the same name by Hjalmar Söderberg. The title role of Gertrud Kanning is played by Nina Pens Rode, with Bendt Rothe as her husband, Gustav Kanning, and Baard Owe as her lover, Erland Jansson.Gertrud was... |
Gertrud Gertrud (film) Gertrud is a 1964 Danish drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, based on the 1906 play of the same name by Hjalmar Söderberg. The title role of Gertrud Kanning is played by Nina Pens Rode, with Bendt Rothe as her husband, Gustav Kanning, and Baard Owe as her lover, Erland Jansson.Gertrud was... |
Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark... |
Nina Pens Rode Nina Pens Rode Nina Pens Rode , was a Danish actress best known for her 1964 performance in the title role of Gertrud in Carl Theodor Dreyer's final film. Previous to this, she appeared in five other Danish films: Kispus , Arvingen , Husmandstøsen , Kærlighedsdoktoren , and Dorte . Rode made her stage debut at... , Bendt Rothe, Baard Owe Baard Owe Baard Owe is a Norwegian-born actor who has acted in many Scandinavian films and TV-series. He moved to Denmark in 1956, where he has lived and worked since.Owe is mostly known for his role as pathologist Dr... |
Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
Dreyer's last film | |
| Selvmordsskolen | School for Suicide School for Suicide School for Suicide is a 1964 Danish drama film directed by Knud Leif Thomsen. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Jørgen Ryg - Mand der ønsker at begå selvmord* Axel Strøbye - Professor / Bilsælger... |
Knud Leif Thomsen Knud Leif Thomsen Knud Leif Thomsen was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1960 and 1975. His film Duellen was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, his film School for Suicide was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival... |
Entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival 14th Berlin International Film Festival The 14th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 26 to July 7, 1964.-Jury:* Anthony Mann * Hermann Schwerin* Lucas Demare* Jacques Doniol-Valcroze* Yorgos Javellas* Richard Todd* Takashi Hamama* Gerd Ressing... |
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| To To (film) To is a 1964 Danish film directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt. It was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Yvonne Ingdal - Lone* Jens Østerholm - Niels* Jørgen Bidstrup* Birgit Brüel* Christian Glatved* Kjeld Jacobsen... |
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 32 films between 1957 and 1995. His 1964 film To was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival... |
Entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival 15th Berlin International Film Festival The 15th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 25 to July 6, 1965.-Jury:* John Gillett * Alexander Kluge* Ely Azeredo* Monique Berger* Kyushiro Kusakabe* Jerry Bresler* Karena Niehoff* Hans Jürgen Pohland... |
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| Næsbygaards arving | Inger Stender Inger Stender Inger Stender was a Danish actress of stage, film and television whose sophisticated elegance and classic beauty earned her the description of Denmark's version of Marlene Dietrich.-Biography:... |
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| Sytten Sytten Sytten is a 1965 Danish coming-of-age sex comedy directed by Annelise Meineche and starring Ole Søltoft and Ghita Nørby. Søltoft plays a 17-year-old high school student who discovers the youthful excesses of sexual desire during his summer vacation in 1913... |
Eric Soya's '17' | Annelise Meineche | Ole Søltoft Ole Søltoft Ole Søltoft was a Danish actor who became an icon of the 1970s wave of Danish erotic feature film comedies. For over a decade he starred or co-starred in nearly all notable film in this genre and became hopelessly typecast, usually playing naive, likeable guys with a healthy sexual appetite... , Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby is a popular Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956-2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to opera singer Einar Nørby... |
Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
Based on the novel by Carl Erik Soya Carl Erik Soya Carl Erik Soya, , also known by the single appellation Soya, was a Danish author and dramatist. His works were often satirical provocations against double-standards and dishonesty... |
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| Krybskytterne på Næsbygaard | Inger Stender Inger Stender Inger Stender was a Danish actress of stage, film and television whose sophisticated elegance and classic beauty earned her the description of Denmark's version of Marlene Dietrich.-Biography:... |
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| Sult Hunger (1966 film) Hunger , is a 1966 black-and-white drama film directed by Denmark's Henning Carlsen, starring Swedish actor Per Oscarsson, and based upon the novel Hunger by Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun... |
Hunger Hunger (1966 film) Hunger , is a 1966 black-and-white drama film directed by Denmark's Henning Carlsen, starring Swedish actor Per Oscarsson, and based upon the novel Hunger by Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun... |
Henning Carlsen Henning Carlsen Henning Carlsen is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of Cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger was nominated for the Palme D'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film... |
Entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival 1966 Cannes Film Festival The 19th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 5-20, 1966. To honour the festival's 20th anniversary, a special prize was given.-Jury:*Sophia Loren *Marcel Achard *Vinicius de Moraes *Tetsuro Furukaki... |
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| Historien om Barbara | Story of Barbara Story of Barbara Story of Barbara is a 1967 Danish film directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Yvonne Ingdal - Barbara* Peter Steen - Finn* Ejner Federspiel - Barbara's Father... |
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 32 films between 1957 and 1995. His 1964 film To was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival... |
Entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival 17th Berlin International Film Festival The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 23 to July 4, 1967.-Jury:* Thorold Dickinson * Rüdiger von Hirschberg* Knud Leif Thomsen* Michel Aubriant* Sashadhar Mukerjee* Aleksandar Petrović* Willard Van Dyke... |
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| Mennesker mødes og sød musik opstår i hjertet | People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart, , is a 1967 Danish/Swedish romantic comedy directed by Henning Carlsen and starring Harriet Andersson and Preben Neergaard... |
Henning Carlsen Henning Carlsen Henning Carlsen is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of Cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger was nominated for the Palme D'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film... |
Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson is a Swedish actress, known outside Sweden for being part of one of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company.... , Preben Neergaard Preben Neergaard Preben Neergaard was a Danish stage and film actor.-Filmography:*Ungdommens rus - 1943*Vredens dag - 1943*Teatertosset - 1944*Elly Petersen - 1944*De røde enge - 1945*Diskret ophold - 1946... |
Romantic comedy Romantic Comedy Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen... |
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film Bodil Award for Best Danish Film The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. The judging committee can decide not to give out the award if no deserving films are... (1968) |
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| Min søsters børn vælter byen | ||||||
| Det kære legetøj Det kære legetøj Det kære legetøj , made in 1968 by Oscar-winning director Gabriel Axel, is a Danish propaganda feature film advocating the legalizing of pornography.... |
Danish Blue Det kære legetøj Det kære legetøj , made in 1968 by Oscar-winning director Gabriel Axel, is a Danish propaganda feature film advocating the legalizing of pornography.... |
Gabriel Axel Gabriel Axel Gabriel Axel is an Oscar winning Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for the Oscar-winning Babette's Feast , which he wrote and directed.... |
Birgit Brüel Birgit Brüel Birgit Brüel was a Danish singer and actress, known internationally for her participation in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
Documentary Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record... Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group.... |
Advocated legalization of pornography | |
| Doktor Glas | Doctor Glas Doctor Glas (film) Doctor Glas is a 1968 Danish drama film directed by Mai Zetterling, based on the novel of the same name. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.-Cast:... |
Mai Zetterling Mai Zetterling -Early life:Zetterling was born in Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden to a working class family. She started her career as an actress by the age of seventeen at Dramaten, the Swedish national theater, and appeared in war-era film starting in her teens.-Career:... |
Listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival 1968 Cannes Film Festival The 21st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10 - 24, 1968, before being cancelled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France.Peter Lennon's documentary Rocky Road To Dublin was to be the final film screened at the festival... |
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| Den gale dansker | ||||||
| Balladen om Carl-Henning | Ballad of Carl-Henning Ballad of Carl-Henning Ballad of Carl-Henning is a 1969 Danish comedy film directed by Lene Grønlykke and Sven Grønlykke.-Cast:* Jesper Klein - Carl-Henning* Paul Hüttel - Poul* Inge Baaring - Pouls forlovede* Edith Thrane - Carl-Hennings mor... |
Lene Grønlykke, Sven Grønlykke | Entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival 19th Berlin International Film Festival The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 25 to July 6, 1969.-Jury:* Johannes Schaaf * Agnesa Kalinova* José P... |
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| Trekanter | Threesome Threesome A threesome is a group of three engaged in the same activity. In relation to a sexual activity a threesome refer to the activity involving three people of any gender or sexual orientation... |
Brandon Chase | Judith M. Brown Judith M. Brown Judith M. Brown, is a historian of modern South Asia. From 1990 - 2011 she was the Beit Professor of Commonwealth History and a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. Earlier she taught at the University of Manchester and completed her PhD at Girton College, Cambridge.-See also:*British Raj*Company... , Jørgen Kiil, Marianne Tholsted |
Erotica Erotica Erotica are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions... Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
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| Manden der tænkte ting The Man Who Thought Life The Man Who Thought Life is a 1969 Danish science fiction thriller film directed by Jens Ravn and based upon the 1938 novel by Valdemar Holst... |
The Man Who Thought Life The Man Who Thought Life The Man Who Thought Life is a 1969 Danish science fiction thriller film directed by Jens Ravn and based upon the 1938 novel by Valdemar Holst... |
Jens Ravn | Entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival 1969 Cannes Film Festival The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 8 - 23, 1969. At this festival a new non-competitive section called "Directors' Fortnight" is added, in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival.-Jury:*Luchino Visconti... |
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| Klabautermannen | We Are All Demons We Are All Demons We Are All Demons is a 1969 Danish drama film directed by Henning Carlsen. It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Lise Fjeldstad - Inger* Hans Stormoen - Asbjørn Bauta* Claus Nissen - Asthor Asbjörnsen... |
Henning Carlsen Henning Carlsen Henning Carlsen is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of Cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger was nominated for the Palme D'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film... |
Entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival 19th Berlin International Film Festival The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 25 to July 6, 1969.-Jury:* Johannes Schaaf * Agnesa Kalinova* José P... |
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