Paw (film)
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Pawis a 1959 Danish film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen.

Plot

A boy from the Caribbean, affected by the deaths of his parents and maiden aunt, escapes to the Danish forest.

Cast

  • Edvin Adolphson
    Edvin Adolphson
    Gustav Edvin Adolphson was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912...

     - Anders
  • Jimmy Sterman - Paw
  • Asbjørn Andersen
    Asbjørn Andersen
    Asbjørn Andersen was a Danish film actor and director. He appeared in over 90 films between 1930 and 1976...

     - Gutsbesitzer
  • Ninja Tholstrup - Yvonne
  • Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt
    Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt
    Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt was a Danish stage and film actor. He was father to Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt.- Filmography :*Komtessen på Stenholt - 1939*En lille tilfældighed - 1939*Sommerglæder - 1940...

     - Lehrer
  • Karen Lykkehus
    Karen Lykkehus
    Karen Lykkehus was a Danish actress. She worked on the stage at the Det Ny Theater from 1928–1930 and Frederiksberg Theater...

     - Fräulein Bo
  • 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...

     - Søofficer
  • Karl Stegger
    Karl Stegger
    Karl Stegger was a Danish actor, who appeared in 157 films which makes him the most used Danish actor....

     - Betjent Hansen
  • Ebba Amfeldt
    Ebba Amfeldt
    Ebba Amfeldt was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1973.She was born and died in Denmark.-Filmography:* Mig og mafiaen * På'en igen, Amalie...

     - Fru Hansen
  • Svend Bille
    Svend Bille
    Svend Bille was a Danish stage and film actor.-Filmography:*Den hvide slavehandel - 1910*Balletdanserinden - 1911*Den hvide slavehandels sidste offer - 1911*Vampyrdanserinden - 1912*Atlantis - 1913...

     - Onkel Pot
  • Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen
    Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen
    Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1942 and 1974.He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark.-Filmography:* Syg og munter * Mindesmærket...

     - Mand ved skydetelt
  • Otto Hallstrøm
  • Mogens Hermansen - Godsejerens skytte
  • Grethe Høholdt - Betjentens datter Inger
  • Finn Lassen - Forstander på børnehjemmet

Release and reception

Paw was originally released in Denmark in December 1959. It was nominated for the 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 was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival
1960 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Georges Simenon *Marc Allégret *Louis Chauvet *Diego Fabbri *Hidemi Ima *Grigori Kozintsev *Maurice Leroux *Max Lippmann *Henry Miller...

. In the United States, the film was released in April 1970 by G. G. Communications under the title Boy from Two Worlds; twelve minutes were cut from the original 100-minute running time. In his Family Guide to Movies on Video, Henry Herx deemed it "a very engaging children's movie ... that will also interest adults".

See also

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