''Det kære legetøj'' (The Dear Toy, also known as ''Danish Blue''), made in 1968 by director
Gabriel Axel
Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014)Ronald Berganbr>Obituary: Gabriel Axel ''The Guardian'', 10 February 2014 was a Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for ''Babe ...
, is a Danish feature film advocating the legalizing of
pornography.
A campaigning film, it mixes interviews, reconstructions and fiction in playful fashion, seeking to ridicule and undermine Denmark's censorship laws at the time. The film may be said to have been successful in its objective, as a year after its release Denmark
completely legalized pornography.
The film was banned in France but released in both England and the United States. It started a whole wave of documentary films about pornography in Denmark.
Cast
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Birgit Brüel
Birgit Brüel (born 6 October 1927 – died 23 February 1996) was a Danish singer and actress who participated in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.
Brüel's professional career began in 1950 when she joined the Max Brüel Quartet as a jazz sin ...
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Henrik Wiehe
Henrik Wiehe (9 February 1927 – 1 July 1987) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1950 and 1974. He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Selected filmography
* ''Som sendt fra himlen'' (1951)
* '' T ...
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Aage Fønss
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Hardy Rafn
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Per Pallesen
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Poul Glargaard
Poul Glargaard, born Rasmussen (11 April 1942 – 17 October 2011) was a Danish actor. He joined the Aarhus Theater in 1966 and the Aalborg Theater later, entering film in 1968. He has also appeared in numerous TV programmes in Denmark. He ...
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Jesper Klein
References
Further reading
*Ebbe Villadsen: ''Danish Erotic Film Classics'' (2005)
External links
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Det kære legetøj' at the
Danish National Filmography
The Danish Film Database ( da, Filmdatabasen, formerly Danish National Filmography, Danish: ''Danmarks Nationalfilmografi''), is a database maintained by the Danish Film Institute (DFI) about Danish films since 1896 including silent films, short fi ...
1968 films
1968 documentary films
Danish documentary films
1960s Danish-language films
Documentary films about pornography
Films directed by Gabriel Axel
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