''The Girls Are Willing'' () is a 1958 Danish
comedy film
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directed by
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 ...
. It was chosen as Denmark's
official submission to the
31st Academy Awards for
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences] It was also entered into the
8th Berlin International Film Festival
The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swe ...
.
''Guld og grønne skove'' was only Gabriel Axel's third feature film as a director, and from it came out in 1958, it took exactly 30 years before in 1988 he won his Academy Award for ''
Babette's Feast
''Babette's Feast'' ( da, Babettes Gæstebud) is a 1987 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel. The screenplay, written by Axel, was based on the 1958 story of the same name by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen). It was produced by Just Betzer, Bo ...
''.
Plot
The two small islands, Hvenø and Birkø, have been in a decade-long conflict, and it therefore creates big problems when three young men from one island falls in love with three beautiful, young girls from the neighbouring island. Nothing could be more unlikely than a marriage between the islands - let alone three! But one day oil is found on the first island - causing a veritable invasion of the US oil company, American Super Oil Company. And then the whole little sleepy community is turned completely upside down ...
Cast
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Axel Bang - Sognerådsformand Kristian Kristiansen
*
Henny Lindorff Buckhøj
Henny Lindorff Buckhøj (29 April 1902 – 18 December 1979) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 19 films between 1944 and 1970. She was born and died in Denmark.
Filmography
* '' Det bødes der for'' (1944)
* '' Elly Petersen'' (19 ...
- Martha
*
Verner Tholsgaard - Theo
*
Ole Larsen - Postmester Lars Peter
*
Else-Marie Else-Marie is a compound given name, composed of Else and Marie. Notable people with the name include:
* Else Marie Jakobsen
Else Marie Jakobsen (28 February 1927 – 12 December 2012) was a Norwegian designer and textile artist.
Biography
Ja ...
- Thyra
*
Mogens Viggo Petersen - Ole
*
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 ...
- Købmand Anton
*
Cay Kristiansen - Hans
*
Anna Henriques-Nielsen
Anna Henriques-Nielsen (8 December 1881 – 24 December 1962) was a Danish stage and film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1941 and 1958. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Filmography
*'' I folkets navn'' - ...
- Jensine
*
Vilhelm Henriques - Organist Mattis
*
Einar Reim
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- Pastor Breining
*
Keld Markuslund - Skolelærer
*
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 s ...
- Sognefoged Søren
*
Hanne Winther-Jørgensen - Rigmor
*
Judy Gringer
Judy Gringer (born 23 January 1941) is a Danish film actress. She has appeared in 60 films since 1958. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Filmography
* '' Til højre ved den gule hund'' (2003)
* '' Kærlighed ved første desperate blik'' ( ...
- Anna
See also
*
References
External links
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*
Guld og grønne skove' 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 ...
1958 films
1950s Danish-language films
1958 romantic comedy films
Films directed by Gabriel Axel
Danish romantic comedy films
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