''Fængslende feriedage'' (transl. Captivating holidays) is a 1978 Danish comedy

family film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that generally relates to children in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films are made ...

directed by

Finn Henriksen Finn Henriksen (29 January 1933 – 6 December 2008) was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films and wrote for 19 between 1960 and 1989. He was born in Randers, Denmark and died in Lyngby, Denmark. He is buried at Lund ...

and starring

Jørgen Ryg Jørgen Ryg (11 August 1927 – 28 August 1981) was a Danish comedian, jazz musician (trumpet) and actor. Best known for his comical monologues on stage, he also appeared in 37 films between 1954 and 1978. He won the Bodil Award for Best Actor i ...

. This was

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

's final film. Four guys serve their prison sentences in the jovial and not-very-authoritarian prison in Maribo.

Cast

as Henry Villand Møller *

Lisbet Dahl Lisbet Dahl (born 9 April 1946 in Copenhagen is a Danish actress, instructor for the revue Cirkusrevyen. She has appeared in more than 50 Danish movies and TV-shows, and been on Danish TV numerous times. She is also known for playing Revue. Dah ...

as Agnete Møller *

Birgitte Federspiel Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 –February 2, 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 (''Ordet'') and 1959 (''En fremmed banker på'').Dirch Passer Dirch Hartvig Passer (18 May 1926 – 3 September 1980) was a Danish actor and comedian. He was renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 films, one of Denmark's most prolific actors. His life is depicted in ...

as Fængselsinspektør Frost *

Preben Kaas Preben Kaas (30 March 1930 – 27 March 1981) was a Danish comedian, actor, script writer and film director. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1943 and 1980. He received the 1970 Bodil for best actor in a supporting role for his role i ...

as Galleriejer Toft *

Arthur Jensen Arthur Robert Jensen (August 24, 1923 – October 22, 2012) was an American psychologist and writer. He was a professor of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Jensen was known for his work in psychometrics an ...

as Klausen *

Ole Ernst Ole Ernst Pedersen (16 May 1940 – 1 September 2013) was a Danish actor, active on stage, TV and film. He appeared in 95 films and television shows from 1967 to 2013. He starred in the 1983 film ''Der er et yndigt land'', which won an Honou ...

as Tam *

Bjørn Puggaard-Müller Bjørn Puggaard-Müller (13 March 1922 – 13 May 1989) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1945 and 1988. He was born in Gentofte, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography *'' Panik i familien'' - 1945 *'' S ...

as Arrestforvalter Fritjofsen *

Elin Reimer Elin Reimer-Nielsen (7 March 1928, Frederiksberg — 17 September 2022, Virum) was a Danish actress who appeared in over 60 productions on stage, film and television. She is remembered above all for the role of Laura, a kitchen maid, in the popula ...

as Rikke Fritjofsen *

Gyrd Løfquist Gyrd is an uncommon Scandinavian men's name with Norse and Old High German roots. It is also used as a women's name, but even less frequently. Etymology The men's name ''Gyrd'' has roots in the Norse ''Gyrðr'', which is a short form of ''Guðr� ...

as Amtsvandindspektør * Torben Jensen as Narkobetjent Cartsen *

Ulf Pilgaard Ulf Pilgaard (15 November 1940 – 28 October 2024) was a Danish actor. Life and career Pilgaard was born in Skive, Denmark on 15 November 1940. The son of a priest, he initially studied theology before transitioning to a career in acting. ...

as Læge *

Bjørn Ploug Bjorn, Bjorne (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 ...

as Carlsen *

Poul Thomsen Poul Thomsen (15 February 1922 – 16 December 1988) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1944 and 1985. He was born in Præstø, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * '' Otte akkorder'', 1944 * '' Lejli ...

as Politiassistent *

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as Betjent

References

External links

* 1978 films Danish children's films 1970s Danish-language films Films directed by Finn Henriksen {{1970s-Denmark-film-stub