''Støv på hjernen'' is a 1961 Danish film directed by

Poul Bang Poul Bang (17 February 1905 – 6 July 1967) was a Danish film producer and director. He produced 24 films between 1950 and 1967. He also directed 23 films between 1943 and 1963. Life He was the son of Camillo Cavour Bang (1861–1949) a ...

and starring

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 ...

. It is a remake of the Norwegian film '' Støv på hjernen'' from 1959.

Plot

The film follows a group of people in the fictional housing estate Solvænget at Lykkevej 2.

Cast

as Fru Bodil Henriksen *

Søren Elung Jensen Søren Elung Jensen (7 July 1928 – 22 January 2017) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1960 and 1999. He was born in Odense. He died from lung cancer on 22 January 2017 in Hellerup. He was 88. Filmography * '' Besa ...

as Hr. Arne Henriksen *

Dirch Passer Dirch Hartvig Passer (18 May 1926 – 3 September 1980) was a celebrated Danish actor. He was greatly renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 movies, one of Denmark's most prolific actors. His life is depic ...

as Alf Thomsen *

Hanne Borchsenius Hanne Borchsenius (30 November 1935 – 19 March 2012) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 32 films between 1956 and 1988. Filmography * ''The Girl in a Swing (1988 film), The Girl in a Swing'' (1988) * ''Kampen om den røde ko'' (1987) ...

as Frk. Monalisa Jacobsen *

Bodil Udsen Bodil Birgitte Udsen (12 January 1925 – 26 February 2008) was a Danish actress. She was a student at the Rysensteen Gymnasium in Copenhagen in 1944 and entered film in 1955. She also worked extensively in Danish theatre and appeared in the ...

as Fru Rigmor Hansen *

Ove Sprogøe Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor. Life Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. O ...

as Hr. Thorbjørn Hansen *

Karin Nellemose Karin Nellemose (3 August 1905 – 5 August 1993), was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema. She was the sister of sculptor Knud Nellemose (1908–1997). In ''Matador'' (Danish produced and first shown between 1978 and 1982) s ...

as Fru Birthe Mynster *

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 ...

as Hr. Mogens Mynster * Beatrice Palner as Fru Lene Svendsen *

Henning Palner Henning Palner (18 July 1932 – 20 December 2018) was a Danish actor. Filmography *'' Jetpiloter'' – 1961 *'' Støv på hjernen'' – 1961 *'' Komtessen'' – 1961 *'' Sorte Shara'' – 1961 *'' Det støver stadig'' – 1962 *'' Drømmen om ...

as Hr. Viggo Svendsen *

Paul Hagen Paul Falck Hagen (19 March 1920 – 19 May 2003) was a Danish film and television actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1952 and 1999. He is most known for playing Mr. Clausen in the television series Huset på Christianshavn, whi ...

as Sælgeren *

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 Hr. Tim Feddersen *

Ingrid Langballe Ingrid may refer to: * Ingrid (given name) * Ingrid (record label), and artist collective * Ingrid Burley, rapper known mononymously as Ingrid * Tropical Storm Ingrid, various cyclones * 1026 Ingrid, an asteroid * InGrid, the grid computing projec ...

as Fru Bolette Feddersen *

Else Kornerup Else may refer to: Places * Else (Lenne), a river in Germany, tributary to the Lenne * Else (Werre), a river in Germany, tributary to the Werre People * Else (given name) * Else (surname) Music * "Else" (song), a 1999 rock song * ''The Else'', ...

as Sælger ved husmodermøde *

Kitty Beneke Kitty or Kittie may refer to: Animals * Cat, a small, domesticated carnivorous mammal ** Kitten, a young cat Film * Kitty Films, an anime production company in Japan * ''Kitty'' (1929 film), based on the Deeping novel; the first British talkin ...

as Fru Kristoffersen *

Børge Møller Grimstrup Børge Møller Grimstrup (15 February 1906 – 30 October 1972) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 26 films between 1948 and 1972. He was born in Timring, Herning Municipality, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * '' ...

as Mand der vil have stilhed *

Miskow Makwarth Miskow Makwarth (5 November 1905 – 13 December 1992) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1937 and 1976. Filmography *'' Provinsen kalder'' - 1935 *'' Inkognito'' - 1937 *'' Flådens blå matroser'' - 1937 *'' Morde ...

as Gæst hos Mynster *

Bjørn PuggaardasMüller Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

as Bibliotekar *

Gunnar Lemvigh Gunnar Lemvigh (28 March 1909 – 16 November 1979) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 52 films between 1939 and 1977. Filmography * '' Familien Gyldenkål vinder valget'' (1977) * '' Agent 69 Jensen i Skorpionens tegn'' (1977) * '' ...

as Repræsentant fra 'Pral' *

Gunnar Bigum Gunnar Bigum (13 September 1914 – 30 March 1983) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 19 films between 1941 and 1968. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography * ''Olsen-banden'' (1968) * '' Mig og min lillebror ...

as Scooter forhandler *

Jan PriiskornasSchmidt Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

as Claus Henriksen *

Ralf Dujardin Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

as Thomas Henriksen *

Edith Hermansen Edith Hermansen (11 December 1907 – 9 February 1988) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1946 and 1969. She was born and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * '' Kampen mod uretten'' (1949) * ''Mosekongen'' (195 ...

as Hustru til mand, der vil have stilhed *

Alex Suhr Alex Suhr (7 October 1898 – 29 May 1964) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1923 and 1963. He was born in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, w ...

as Taxaaschauffør * Klaus Nielsen as Gæst hos Mynster

Production

Voldfløjen 2-4 in

Husum Husum (, frr, Hüsem) is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea". It is also the home of ...

, a suburb of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

, was used as location for the scenes at Solvænget. The real building has no

dormer A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. A dormer window (also called ''dormer'') is a form of roof window. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space ...

s, the one seen in the film where Monalisa Jacobsen (

) lives is based on studio recordings.

References

External links

* 1961 films 1960s Danish-language films Films directed by Poul Bang Films scored by Sven Gyldmark Remakes of Norwegian films {{Denmark-film-stub