''Adam and Eve'' ( da, Adam og Eva) is a 1953

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comedy written and directed by

Erik Balling Erik Balling (29 November 1924 – 19 November 2005) was a Danish TV and film director. He created two of Denmark's most popular TV-series, ''Matador'' and '' Huset på Christianshavn''. His feature film '' Qivitoq'' (1956) was nominated f ...

. The film was awarded the 1954

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and Per Buckhøj won the

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for Best Actor for his role as the zealous schoolteacher.

Plot

On the way home from a conference in Paris, Mr. Johansen accidentally finds himself in possession of an insignificant little French book. He has no idea where the book came from or what it concerns, but he decides he should secretly smuggle it through customs. Thereafter, the book passes through the hands of 5 different people, and causes unexpected conflicts, suspicions and misunderstandings for each of them.

Cast

Louis Miehe-Renard Louis Miehe-Renard (11 April 1919 – 21 January 1997) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1948 and 1988. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography *'' Det hændte i København'' - 1949 *''Fo ...

– ''Adam'' * Sonja Jensen – ''Eva'' *

Per Buckhøj Per Buckhøj (10 February 1902 – 21 October 1964) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 36 films between 1942 and 1958. Partial filmography * ''Flådens blå matroser'' (1937) – Mand, der trues * ' (1942) – Landsretssagfører Berggre ...

– ''Sven Aage Johansen'' * Inger Lassen – ''Adam's mother'' *

Gunnar Lauring Gunnar Lauring (31 October 1905 – 21 February 1968) was a Danish stage and film actor. He was the brother of the writer Palle Lauring (1909–1996). Filmography * ' – 1935 * '' Week-End'' – 1935 * ''Panserbasse'' – 1936 * '' Blaavan ...

– Claus' father *

Beatrice Bonnesen Beatrice Bonnesen (21 October 1906 – 19 January 1979) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 21 films between 1926 and 1974. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. She was the daughter of mathematician Tommy Bonnesen ...

– Claus' mother * Bertel Lauring – ''Claus'' * Einar Juhl – Adam's Teacher *

Birgitte Reimer Birgitte Reimer (8 February 1926 – 19 April 2021) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 17 films between 1947 and 1964. Reimer died in April 2021 at the age of 95. Filmography * ''Soldaten og Jenny'' (1947) * ''I de lyse nætter'' (1948 ...

– Peter's secretary * Poul Reichhardt – ''Peter'' * Astrid Villaume – Peter's wife * Asbjørn Andersen – Carl Henriksen * Karin Nellemose – Carl's wife * Bjørn Watt Boolsen – ''Larsen'' *

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 ...

– ''Burglar'' *

Lis Løwert Lis Løwert (7 December 1919 – 26 November 2009) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 23 films between 1938 and 1971. She was best known for her parts in two TV series: Mrs. Clausen in '' Huset på Christianshavn'' and Violet Vinter ...

– Prostitute * Poul Müller – Antique dealer *

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'').Emil Hass Christensen Emil Hass Christensen (23 January 1903 – 12 January 1982) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1925 and 1978. He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * ''Cirkusrevyen 1936'' – 1 ...

– Reverend *

Henning Moritzen Henning Moritzen (3 August 1928 – 11 August 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark. Partial filmography Film * ''John og Irene'' (1949) – Gæst ved Carl ...

– Customs agent *

John Wittig John Wittig (22 October 1921 – 23 October 1987) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1950 and 1987. He was born and died in Denmark. Filmography References External links * * 1921 births 1987 deaths Danish ...

– ''Aagaard'' *

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) - ...

– Defender * Karl Stegger – Man on the street * Ellen Margrethe Stein – ''Judge Lauersen'' *

Ebbe Langberg Ebbe Langberg (1 August 1933 – 3 February 1989) was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 45 films between 1946 and 1988. Career Langberg debuted as Lotte's little brother in Ditte menneskebarn (1946) and also starred as a child ...

– Classmate *

Jørgen Buckhøj Jørgen Buckhøj (10 January 1935 – 13 April 1994) was a Danish actor, working on stage, TV and film. He is best known as the title character Mads Skjern (born Mads Andersen-Skjern) in Matador. He appeared in 38 films between 1953 and 197 ...

– Classmate *

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– Judge

References

External links

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''Adam og Eva''
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