''One of Those Things'' is a 1971 Danish film. The movie was shot in
Denmark
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in 1969, using British actors and English dialogue in order to make it more appearing to the international market.
Its Danish title was Hændeligt uheld.
Plot
An automobile plant manufacturer, Henrik Vinther, is part of a big business deal with a Japanese company. He is invited to a party by a younger woman, Susanne. Driving home, Henrik hits an elderly man, but drives on. The next day he hears a report that the man has died.
Henrik's employers force him to appear on television to discuss a new deal with a Japanese company. He is spotted by Susanne, who blackmails him into giving her a job. Henrik's wife has a drinking problem.
In Japan, Henrik and Susanne sleep together. Henrik's wife tells him she is pregnant.
Cast
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Roy Dotrice
Roy Dotrice (26 May 1923 – 16 October 2017) was a British actor famed for his portrayal of the antiquarian John Aubrey in the record-breaking solo play ''Brief Lives''.
Abroad, he won a Tony Award for his performance in the 2000 Broadway re ...
as Henrik Vinther
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Judy Geeson
Judith Amanda Geeson (born 10 September 1948) is an English film, stage, and television actress. She began her career primarily working on British television series, with a leading role on '' The Newcomers'' from 1965 to 1967, before making he ...
as Susanne Strauss
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Zena Walker
Zena Cecilia Walker (7 March 1934 – 24 August 2003) was an English actress in film, theatre and television.
Biography
Walker was born in the Selly Oak district of Birmingham, the daughter of George Walker, a grocer, and his wife Elizabeth Lo ...
as Mrs. Vinther
*Frederick Jaeger as Melchoir
*Geoffrey Chater as Falck
Production
The film was shot in Copenhagen with mostly Danish money, although it was sold to the Rank organisation.
Reception
The film was released in the UK in 1971. The ''Daily Mail'' called it "insidiously calculated" but with "smooth acting." The ''Observer'' commented on "a cast of excellent British actors doing their best to bring some life to a completely plastic production." ''The Guardian'' called it "mostly daft... professional, competent and utterly empty of any significance whatsoever."
''Variety'' called it "a smooth psychological thriller... every moment is handled with superior suspense and psychological sense. The photography by Jorgen Skov is imaginative without straining for effects. The editing job...is excellent... Good, modern film fare, entertaining without being neither pretentious or condescending."
References
External links
One of those Thingsat
IMDb
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One of Those Thingsat Letterbox DVD
One of Those Thingsat Danish Film Institute
Oene of Those Thingsat BFI
{{Erik Balling
1971 films
Danish thriller films
1970s English-language films
Films directed by Erik Balling
Films with screenplays by Erik Balling