''Blændværk'' is a 1955 Danish

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

directed by

Johan Jacobsen Johan Jacobsen (14 March 1912 – 7 July 1972) was a Danish film director. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen (1865–1955) and actress Christel Holch (1886–1968). In the 1940s, Jacobsen directed a number of both popula ...

. The film stars

Mimi Heinrich Mimi Heinrich (1 November 1936 – 31 May 2017) was a Danish actress and writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to ...

Plot

Børge Rasmussen is in love with Elvie Hansen. During a visit at doctor Kermer's, Børge steals a small fortune in cash. Together with Elvie, he runs off to

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

. On their way there, Elvie breaks up. In Copenhagen, the saboteur Verner seeks out Børge, convincing him to go to Canada, bringing a briefcase for a friend of Verner's. Børges friend, Marinus, finds out that there is a bomb in the briefcase, but on his way to warn Børge, Marinus is murdered. Before dying, though, he manages to tell doctor Kermer about the bomb. Together with Elvie, Kermer now leaves for Copenhagen to save Børge.

Cast

as Elvi Hansen *

Henrik Wiehe Henrik Wiehe (9 February 1927 – 1 July 1987) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1950 and 1974. He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * '' Som sendt fra himlen'' (1951) * '' ...

as Børge Rasmussen *

Poul Reichhardt Poul David Reichhardt (2 February 1913 – 31 October 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/1950s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in '' Huset på Christians ...

as Labour union chairman Marinus *

Kjeld Petersen Kjeld Petersen (1 July 1920 – 24 May 1962) was a Danish film and stage actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1945 and 1962, and also enjoyed successes as dramatic stage actor and revue comedian, particularly in a crazy comedy duo with Dirch P ...

as President of the party Werner Schultz *

Poul Müller Poul Müller (31 December 1909 – 15 September 1979) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 44 films between 1936 and 1977. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography *''Millionærdrengen'' – 1936 *'' Flådens blå ...

as Seaman Otto * Asbjørn Andersen as Dr. med. Hans Kerner *

Vera Gebuhr Vera Margrethe Gebuhr (15 May 1916 – 22 December 2014) was a Danish film, television and stage actress. Gebuhr was most noted for her portrayal of the snobbish neurotic head saleswoman Miss Jørgensen in the popular television series ''Ma ...

as Charlotte Kerner * Johannes Meyer as Editor at Sallinghavn county paper *

Karen Lykkehus Karen Lykkehus (22 October 1904 – 25 October 1992) was a Danish actress. She performed at the Det Ny Theater from 1928 to 1930, and the Frederiksberg Theater. Lykkehus entered film in 1933 in ''De blaa drenge'' in which she starred alongside ...

as Elvis' mother, Dagny *Jakob Nielsen as Pilot Anthon Olsen *

Jørn Jeppesen Jørn Jeppesen (21 April 1919 – 18 January 1964) was a Danish stage and film actor. Filmography *'' Genboerne'' - 1939 *'' Når bønder elsker'' - 1942 *'' Natekspressen (P. 903)'' - 1942 *'' Møllen'' - 1943 *'' Guds mærkelige veje'' - ...

as Børges master, Auto-Søren * Lauritz Olsen as Waiter Frandsen *

Bodil Udsen Bodil Birgitte Udsen (12 January 1925 – 26 February 2008) was a Danish actress. She was a student at the Rysensteen Gymnasium in Copenhagen in 1944 and entered film in 1955. She also worked extensively in Danish theatre and appeared in the ...

as Lady from child welfare services

External links

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Danish Film Institute
Danish crime drama films 1950s Danish-language films 1955 films 1955 crime drama films Films directed by Johan Jacobsen Danish black-and-white films {{1950s-Denmark-film-stub