Bent Christensen (28 May 1929 – 6 January 1992) was a Danish

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, film producer and

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. His film ''

Harry and the Butler ''Harry and the Butler'' () is a 1961 Danish film directed by Bent Christensen. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film tells the story of an ...

'' (1961) was named Best Film at the

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and was nominated for the

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. His 1966 film ''

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'' was entered into the

5th Moscow International Film Festival The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The f ...

Selected filmography

* ''

We Who Go the Kitchen Route ''We Who Go the Kitchen Route'' ) is a 1953 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Birgitte Reimer, Ib Schønberg and Ellen Margrethe Stein.Hjort & Bondebjerg Cast * Birgitte Reimer as Helga * Ib Schønberg as Helgas far * E ...

'' (1953) * ''

Der kom en dag ''Der kom en dag'' () is a 1955 Danish dramatic film directed by Sven Methling, It stars John Wittig, Kjeld Jacobsen and Astrid Villaume as Danish resistance fighters during the last days of the German occupation of Denmark in World War II. ...

'' (1955) * '' The Last Winter'' (1960) * ''

'' (1961) * ''

'' (1966)

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* * 1929 births 1992 deaths 20th-century Danish male actors 20th-century Danish screenwriters Danish film directors Danish film producers Danish male film actors Danish male screenwriters {{Denmark-film-director-stub