''19 Red Roses'' ( da, Nitten røde roser) is a 1974 Danish
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Esben Høilund Carlsen Esben is a Norwegian and Danish male given name.
Origin and variants
It originated as a variant of Asbjørn. A common variant is Espen
Notable people
Notable people with this name include:
* Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, Norwegian physician and ...
and starring
Henning Jensen
Henning Jensen (17 August 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Danish 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 champi ...
.
Plot
The film follows Detective Ancher (
Poul Reichhardt
Poul David Reichhardt (2 February 1913 – 31 October 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/1950s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in '' Huset på Christiansh ...
) and his team as they investigate a series of murders that happened over a period of days. Seemingly unrelated at first, the investigators soon deduce that the killings are connected and stem from an incident that associates of the victims were all involved in.
Cast
*
Henning Jensen
Henning Jensen (17 August 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Danish 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 champi ...
as William Brehmer
*
Poul Reichhardt
Poul David Reichhardt (2 February 1913 – 31 October 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/1950s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in '' Huset på Christiansh ...
as Kriminalassistent Ancher
*
Jens Okking
Jens Dyhr Okking, (18 December 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a Danish actor, singer and politician.
Jens Okking was mostly known outside of Denmark from Lars von Triers TV-series '' The Kingdom''. In Denmark, Okking was a notable actor for many ...
as Kriminalassistent Brask
*
Ulf Pilgaard
Ulf Pilgaard (born 15 November 1940) is a Danish actor. The son of a priest, he studied theology but changed his career to acting. He is married.
He has been an important part of Cirkusrevyen for 28 years. He has appeared on several films e.g. ' ...
Helle Virkner
Helle Genie Virkner née Lotinga (15 September 1925 – 10 June 2009) was a Danish actress, author and spouse of Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag
Personal life
Helle Genie Lotinga was born in Aarhus to Jewish rentier Moritz “Morris” Lotinga ...
as Marianne Durant
* as Otto Lintz
*
Birgit Sadolin
Birgit Sadolin, (born 10 October 1933) is a Danish actress. She entered film in 1953 with the comedy '' Ved Kongelunden''. Sadolin won the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1957 for her role in '.
Filmography
* '' Ved Kongelu ...
as Fru Lintz
*
Paul Hüttel
Paul Hüttel (born 13 July 1935) is a Danish actor. He has appeared in over 50 films and television shows since 1960. He starred in the 1969 film ''Ballad of Carl-Henning'', which was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival. H ...
as Poul Steffensen
*
Bendt Rothe
Bendt Rothe (9 May 1921 – 31 December 1989) was a Danish actor who played the role of the rejected husband Gustav Kanning in '' Gertrud'', the 1964 film by Carl Theodor Dreyer.
Partial filmography
* ''De tre skolekammerater'' (1944) - ...
as Janus Bech
*
Birgitte Federspiel
Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 – 2 February 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 (''Ordet'') and 1959 (''En fremmed banker på'').Rasmus Windfelt
Rasmus may refer to:
People
* Rasmus (given name)
* Rasmus (surname)
Arts and entertainment
* The Rasmus, a Finnish rock band formerly called Rasmus
** ''The Rasmus'' (album), a self-titled studio album by the Finnish band
* the title chara ...
as Charlotte Nørlunds søn
*
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Preben Lerdorff Rye (23 May 1917 – 15 June 1995) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1941 and 1989. He was born and died in Denmark.
Selected filmography
* '' The Child'' (1940) – Jurastuderende
* ''En ganske alminde ...
as Holger Hjort
*
Pia Grønning
Pia Grønning (born 2 November 1949 in Denmark) is a Danish film actress who also performed in Hollywood movies. Her first appearance in a Danish movie was ''Collective Marriage'' or ''Marriage Collectif'' in 1970. She also appeared in ''The New ...
as Bitten Hjort
* as Direktør Pelving
*
Vibeke Juul Bengtsson
Vibeke is a Scandinavian female given name, and may refer to:
*Vibeke Falk (1918–2011), Norwegian actress.
* Hanne-Vibeke Holst (born 1959), Danish author
* Vibeke Hammer Madsen (born 1955), Norwegian businessperson
*Vibeke Hastrup (born 1958), ...