''The Child'' ( da, Barnet) is a 1940 Danish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 – 2 April 1959) was a Danish people, Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage. As a director, he is best known for the 1922 film ''Häxan'' (aka ''Witchcraft Thr ...

Cast

Agis Winding Agis or AGIS may refer to: People * Agis I (died 900 BC), Spartan king * Agis II (died 401 BC), Spartan king * Agis III (died 331 BC), Spartan king * Agis IV (265–241 BC), Spartan king * Agis (Paeonian) (died 358 BC), King of the Paeonians * Ag ...

as the mother *

Bjarne Forchhammer Bjarne Forchhammer (14 September 1903 – 3 April 1970) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 25 films between 1933 and 1968. He was born in Germany and died in Denmark. Filmography *'' Kongen bød'' (1938) *'' The Child'' (1940) *'' Va ...

as Albert *

Charles Tharnæs Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

as Elias *

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 ...

as Cora *

Mogens Wieth Mogens Wieth (16 September 1919 – 10 September 1962) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1940 and 1962. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to stage and film actors Carlo Wieth and Agnes Thorberg Wieth, and he ...

as Pontus *

Inger Lassen Inger Lassen (27 July 1911 – 30 December 1957) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 15 films between 1940 and 1957. Filmography * ''Für zwei Groschen Zärtlichkeit'' (1957) * '' Tre piger fra Jylland'' (1957) * ''Der var engang en ...

as Anna *

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 Henrik *

Lis Smed Elly Elisa Sørensen Smed (27 November 1914 – 24 November 1944) was a Danish film and stage actress. At 19, she made her debut in ''Den lille Butik'' at Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen. Among her most successful films were ''Thummelumsen'' (1941) and ...

as Ilse

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* 1940 films 1940 drama films Danish drama films 1940s Danish-language films Danish black-and-white films Films directed by Benjamin Christensen {{1940s-drama-film-stub