''Vi arme syndere'' (''Us Petty Sinners'') is a 1952 Danish
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Erik Balling
Erik Balling (29 November 1924 – 19 November 2005) was a Danish TV and film director. He created two of Denmark's most popular TV-series, ''Matador'' and '' Huset på Christianshavn''.
His feature film '' Qivitoq'' (1956) was nominated ...
and
Ole Palsbo.
Cast
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Ib Schønberg
Ib Christian Albert von Cotta Schønberg (23 October 1902 – 24 September 1955) was a Danish film actor, and is considered one of the leading actors of Danish film in the 20th century.
Early life
The son of a chemist, Ib Schønberg was int ...
as Hannibal Svane
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Johannes Meyer as Gulbæk
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Ellen Gottschalch
Ellen Sofie Kathrine Gottschalch (2 May 1894 – 17 February 1981), was a Danish stage and film actress.
She worked in the Arhus Theatre in 1911 then the Det Ny Theater in Copenhagen from 1912 to 1928. as Baronessen
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Astrid Villaume
Astrid Villaume (3 November 1923 – 12 February 1995) was a Danish actress of stage and film best known for her Bodil Award-winning title role in the 1950 film '' Susanne''. Danish film historian Morten Piil described Villaume's appeal as a co ...
as Ulla Blom
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Bendt Rothe
Bendt Rothe (9 May 1921 – 31 December 1989) was a Danish actor who played the role of the rejected husband Gustav Kanning in '' Gertrud'', the 1964 film by Carl Theodor Dreyer.
Partial filmography
* ''De tre skolekammerater'' (1944) - ...
as Maler Astrup
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Gunnar Lauring as Kurt Lönning
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Freddy Koch
Freddy Koch (21 March 1916 – 10 August 1980) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1945 and 1976. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. He was married to Danish actress Birgitte Federspiel.
Selected ...
as Baron Willy von Ehrenburg
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Knud Heglund
Knud Heglund (10 July 1894 – 1 September 1960) was a Danish stage and film actor.
Filmography
*''Tretten år'' (1932)
*''De blaa drenge'' (1933)
* '' Flight from the Millions'' (1934)
*'' Under byens tage'' (1938)
*''En pige med pep'' (194 ...
as Truelsen
*Minna Jørgensen as Fru. Riise
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Berit Erbe as Tove
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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 Jenny
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Per Buckhøj
Per Buckhøj (10 February 1902 – 21 October 1964) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 36 films between 1942 and 1958.
Partial filmography
* ''Flådens blå matroser'' (1937) – Mand, der trues
* ' (1942) – Landsretssagfører Berggre ...
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Einar Juhl
Einar Juhl (8 April 1896 - 1 June 1982) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1924 and 1974. He was born and died in Denmark.
Filmography
*'' Ole Opfinders offer'' - 1924
*''I kantonnement'' - 1932
*''Han, hun og Hamlet'' - ...
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Thorkil Lauritzen
Torkil Lauritzen (18 June 1901 – 4 June 1979) was a Danish actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Vester Vov-Vov'' – 1927
* '' Kraft og skønhed'' – 1928
* '' Hallo! Afrika forude!'' – 1929
* ''En fuldendt gentleman'' – 1937
* '' Frøke ...
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Henry Nielsen
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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 ...
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Keld Markuslund
*Alma Olander Dam Willumsen (as Olander Dam Willumsen)
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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 depi ...
External links
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''Vi arme syndere''on Dansk Film Database
1952 films
1952 comedy films
1950s Danish-language films
Danish black-and-white films
Films directed by Erik Balling
Danish comedy films
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