''Harry and the Butler'' ( da, Harry og kammertjeneren) is a 1961 Danish film directed by
Bent Christensen. It was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
It was also entered into the
1962 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
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Osvald Helmuth as Gamle Harry
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Ebbe Rode
Ebbe Rode (10 May 1910 – 23 May 1998) was a Danish stage and film actor. His father was the writer/critic Helge Rode and his mother the writer Edith Rode. Ebbe Rode was married to actress Helle Virkner.
Partial filmography
*''Tango'' (1933) ...
as Fabricius
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Gunnar Lauring as Biskoppen
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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 ...
as Fyrst Igor
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Lise Ringheim
Lise Ringheim (15 May 1926 – 25 September 1994) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1943 and 1993. She was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Selected filmography
* ''Vi arme syndere'' (1952)
* ''W ...
as Magdalene
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Lily Broberg
Lily Broberg (19 September 1923 – 30 July 1989) was a Danish stage and film actress.
Born in Skjørring, Skanderborg Municipality, Jutland, Denmark, she died in Frederiksberg and was buried at the Frederiksberg Ældre Kirkegård
Frede ...
as Trine, Café Dråbens værtinde
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Olaf Ussing
Olaf Ussing (28 April 1907 – 4 January 1990) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 64 films between 1937 and 1988. He was born and died in Denmark.
Selected filmography
* '' Frk. Møllers jubilæum'' (1937)
* '' Frk. Vildkat'' ( 1942)
...
as Krause, bilforhandler
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Palle Kirk as Heisenberg, 8 år
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Aage Fønss as Herskabstjener I
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Ejner Federspiel
Ejner Federspiel (12 August 1896 – 21 November 1981) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1934 and 1981. He was married to Gunver Fønss and his daughter was actress Birgitte Federspiel.
Partial filmography
* ''Hr. ...
as Herskabstjener II
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Einar Reim
Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mytholog ...
(as Einer Reim) as Mink, overbetjent
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Ernst Schou
Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst"
* Anton Ernst (1975- ...
as Advokat Lund
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Emil Halberg
Emil or Emile may refer to:
Literature
*''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life
*''Emil and the Detective ...
as Viggo, udsmider
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Johannes Krogsgaard
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...
as Teaterdirektøren
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Valsø Holm
Valsø Holm (31 December 1906 – 19 December 1987) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1937 and 1982. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Filmography
*'' En søndag på Amager'' - 1941
*'' To som ...
as Meyer, grønthandler
See also
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References
External links
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1961 films
1961 comedy films
1960s Danish-language films
Films directed by Bent Christensen
Danish comedy films
Films set in Copenhagen
Best Danish Film Bodil Award winners
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