''Death Comes at High Noon'' ( da, Døden kommer til middag) is a 1964 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
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 ...
and starring
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 ...
.
Cast
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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 Peter Sander
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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 Eva Lindberg
*
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'').Jan Priiskorn-Schmidt
Jan Priiskorn-Schmidt (born 22 February 1951) is a Danish film actor. He appeared in 25 films between 1960 and 1972. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Filmography
* ''Rektor på sengekanten'' (1972)
* '' Min søsters børn, når de er værst ...
as John Lindberg
*
Morten Grunwald
Walter Morten Grunwald (9 December 1934 – 14 November 2018) was a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager.
Early life and education
He was born in Odense, Denmark, attended Odense Theatrical School in 1958, and graduated from the Roya ...
as Bertel Lindberg
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Kirsten Søberg
Kirsten is both a given name and a surname.
Given name
Kirsten is a female given name. It is a Scandinavian form of the names Christina and Christine.Karl Stegger
Karl Stegger (11 January 1913, in Aarhus – 13 April 1980, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish actor, who appeared in 157 films which makes him the second-most used Danish film actor after Ove Sprogøe.
He mostly appeared in comedy, but also had so ...
as Overbetjent Duus Jensen
* Pouel Kern as Overbetjent Hald
*
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 ...
as Doktor Lund
*
Gunnar Strømvad
Gunnar Strømvad (12 May 1908 – 6 December 1972) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 34 films between 1940 and 1971.
Filmography
* '' Den forsvundne fuldmægtig'' (1971)
* ''Olsen-banden i Jylland'' (1971)
* ''Ballade på Christians ...
as Autoforhandler H. F. Kærgaard
*
Ebba Amfeldt
Ebba Amfeldt (21 December 1906 – 1 June 1974) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1973.
Filmography
* ''Mig og mafiaen'' (1973)
* ''På'en igen, Amalie'' (1973)
* ''Man sku være noget ved musikken'' (197 ...
as Fru Kærgaard
*
Kai Holm
Kai Holm (4 March 1896 – 10 July 1985) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1927 and 1979. He was born in Lemvig, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Filmography
*'' Vester Vov-Vov'' - 1927
*'' Tordenstenene'' - 1927
*'' Ha ...
Much of the film was shot in or around the country house Tågegården at
Rågeleje
Rågeleje is a former fishing village and popular tourist resort on the north coast of Zealand, midway between Gilleleje and Tisvildeleje, some 50 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. As of 2022, it had a population of 736.
History The fishing vi ...
. Some of the forest scenes were shot at
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).