Jeppe på bjerget
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Jeppe på bjerget is a 1981
Danish
film directed by Kaspar Rostrup
and based on a play by Ludvig Holberg
. It won three Bodil Awards
: Best Film, Best Actor (for Buster Larsen
) and Best Supporting Actor (for Kurt Ravn).
1981 in film
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Danish
Cinema of Denmark
Denmark has been producing films since 1897 and since the 1980s has maintained a steady stream of product due largely to funding by the state-supported Danish Film Institute. Historically, Danish films have been noted for their realism, religious and moral themes, sexual frankness and technical...
film directed by Kaspar Rostrup
Kaspar Rostrup
Kaspar Rostrup is a Danish film director. Two of his films won the Best Film prize at the Bodil Awards : Jeppe på bjerget and Waltzing Regitze . The latter was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-External links:...
and based on a play by Ludvig Holberg
Ludvig Holberg
Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian double monarchy, who spent most of his adult life in Denmark. He was influenced by Humanism, the Enlightenment and the Baroque...
. It won three Bodil Awards
Bodil Awards
The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by Denmark's National Association of Film Critics . The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in the Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe...
: Best Film, Best Actor (for 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...
) and Best Supporting Actor (for Kurt Ravn).
Cast
- Buster LarsenBuster LarsenBuster 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...
as Jeppe - Else Benedikte Madsen as Nille
- Henning JensenHenning JensenHenning Jensen is a Danish former football player, who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league championship in each country...
as Baronen - Kurt Ravn as Erik Lakaj
- Benny Poulsen as Baronens sekretær
- Poul Møller as Jacob Skomager
- Axel StrøbyeAxel StrøbyeAxel Strøbye was a Danish film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1951 and 2000.He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Selected filmography:* I kongens klæ'r...
as Ridefogeden - Arthur JensenArthur JensenArthur Robert Jensen is a Professor Emeritus of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Jensen is known for his work in psychometrics and differential psychology, which is concerned with how and why individuals differ behaviorally from one another.He is a major proponent...
as Jacobæus Lakaj - Claus Ryskjær as Peter Kane Lakaj
- Claus Nissen as Peder Hammer Lakaj
- Benny Bjerregaard as Severin
- Jonny Eliasen as Morten Lakaj
- Frank AndersenFrank AndersenFrank Andersen is a former Danish ballet dancer who was twice artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet. He has been an influential supporter of the Danish choreographer August Bournonville.-Biography:...
as Jacob Lakaj - Ole Ishøy as Baron
- Ove Verner HansenOve Verner HansenOve Verner Hansen is a Danish opera singer and actor. He has played the character, "Bøffen" in several of the Olsen Gang movies...
as Baron