''Venus fra Vestø'' (literally, ''Venus from West Island'') is a 1962 Danish
comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
war film
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directed by
Annelise Reenberg and starring
Malene Schwartz. The film is based on
Jerrard Tickell's 1951 novel ''
Appointment with Venus'' (Danish title: ''Operation Venus''), but re-set on a Danish island rather than a fictional island in the
Channel Islands
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archipelago.
Cast
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Malene Schwartz as Miss Nicola Egede-Schack
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Henning Moritzen as John Morland
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Dirch Passer as Ditlev Egede-Schack
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William Knoblauch as Parish Council Chairman Ole Klausen
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Ole Wegener as Radio Telegraphist Henriksen
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Jan Priiskorn-Schmidt as Søren Severinsen
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Arthur Jensen as Pive Ras
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Holger Hansen as Morten Jacobsen
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Gunnar Lemvigh
Gunnar Lemvigh (28 March 1909 – 16 November 1979) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 52 films between 1939 and 1977.
Filmography
* ''Familien Gyldenkål vinder valget'' (1977)
* ''Agent 69 Jensen i Skorpionens tegn'' (1977)
* ''Sla ...
as Kromand
*Jakob Nielsen as Kristoffer
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Jerrard Tickell as Uncle George
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Poul Thomsen as Courtroom Interpreter
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Karl Heinz Neumann as Captain Weiss
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Inger Knoblauch
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Edith Hermansen
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Avi Sagild as Mathilde
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Varinka Wichfeld Muus
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Flemming B. Muus
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Vera Lynn as Herself
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Richard Wattis,
Edward Chapman,
Allan Blanner and
David Collet as Englishmen
Notes
See also
*''
Appointment with Venus'' (1951)
References
External links
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1962 films
1962 drama films
Danish war comedy films
1960s Danish-language films
ASA Filmudlejning films
Remakes of British films
Films directed by Annelise Reenberg
Films scored by Sven Gyldmark
Films about cattle
Films set on islands
Films based on British novels
Films set in 1940
Danish World War II films
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