''The Son'' (Danish: ''Sønnen'') is a 1953 Danish

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 Torben Anton Svendsen and starring

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 ...

, Lise Wolst and

Frits Helmuth Frits Helmuth (3 July 1931 – 12 December 2004) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 2004. He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Osvald Helmuth and is the father of Mikael Helmuth and P ...

.Piil p.753

Cast

as Krovært Christian Christiansen * Lise Wolst as Sonja *

as Simon * Kate Mundt as Ketty * Gunnar Lauring as Tømmerhandleren 'Kongen' * Karin Nellemose as Fru Rudi *

Inge Hvid-Møller Inge Hvid-Møller (1912–1970) was a Danish actress and theatre director, stage director. She is remembered for performing roles in Jean Anouilh's plays, in particular the title role in ''Antigone (Anouilh play), Antigone'' in 1946. From the 1950s ...

as Anna *

Kjeld Jacobsen Kjeld Jacobsen (11 November 1915 – 6 June 1970) was a Danish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1945 and 1970. For his role as the father in ''Once There Was a War'' he won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. ...

as Max * Hans-Henrik Krause as Niels *

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 som ...

as Kriminalbetjent *

Maria Garland Maria Garland (16 May 1889 – 26 October 1967) was a Danish stage and film actress. Selected filmography *'' Verdensgiften'' – 1914 *'' Professor Petersens Plejebørn'' – 1924 *'' En kæreste for meget'' – 1924 *'' Kraft og skøn ...

as Marie * Elith Pio as Kredslægen *

Aage Winther-Jørgensen Aage Winther-Jørgensen (16 May 1900 – 10 April 1967) was a Denmark, Danish actor. Partial filmography *''The Vicar of Vejlby (1931 film), The Vicar of Vejlby'' (1931) - Musicerende præst *''Skaf en sensation'' (1934) - Kahn *''The Golden ...

as Sofus *

Preben Lerdorff Rye Preben Lerdorff Rye (23 May 1917 – 15 June 1995) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1941 and 1989. He was born and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * '' The Child'' (1940) – Jurastuderende * '' En ganske almind ...

as Generalen * Inge Ketti as Søster * Bodil Lindorff as Laurine * Jakob Nielsen as Overbetjent * Poul Secher as Stoffer *

Victor Montell Victor Montell (25 September 1886 – 26 October 1967) was a Danish stage and film actor. Selected filmography *'' Mælkemandens Hest'' - 1918 *'' Det store Mørke'' - 1917 *'' Panopta I'' - 1918 *'' Panopta II'' - 1918 *'' Mælkemanden ...

as Værten * Poul Juhl as Eksportør *

Paul Hagen Paul Falck Hagen (19 March 1920 – 19 May 2003) was a Danish film and television actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1952 and 1999. He is most known for playing Mr. Clausen in the television series '' Huset på Christianshavn'', ...

as Salgschauffør * Jytte Ibsen as En ung mor * Henry Nielsen

References

Bibliography

* Morten Piil. ''Gyldendals danske filmguide''. Gyldendal A/S, 2008.

External links

* 1953 films 1950s Danish-language films Danish black-and-white films {{1950s-Denmark-film-stub