''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
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
.
It was also entered into the
1962 Cannes Film Festival
The 15th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 23 May 1962. Japanese writer and diplomat Tetsurō Furukaki served as jury president for the main competition.
The Palme d'Or went to the '' O Pagador de Promessas'' (''Keeper of Promises'') by ...
.
Plot
The film tells the story of an elderly, impoverished man named Harry who inherits some money and uses it to hire a valet. Initially unfamiliar with Harry's world, the valet grows to sympathize with it and decides to stay.
Cast
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Osvald Helmuth
Osvald Helmuth (14 July 1894 – 18 March 1966) was a Danish stage and film actor and revue singer.
Life and career
His career began in Randers in 1913, and he later appeared in the Nørrebro Teater in Copenhagen. as Gamle Harry
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Ebbe Rode
Ebbe Rode (10 May 1910 – 23 May 1998) was a Danish stage and film actor. His father was the writer and critic Helge Rode and his mother the writer Edith Rode. Ebbe Rode was married three times, to actresses Bodil Kjer, Helle Virkner and Nin ...
as Fabricius
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Gunnar Lauring
Gunnar Lauring (31 October 1905 – 21 February 1968) was a Danish stage and film actor. He was the brother of the writer Palle Lauring (1909–1996).
Filmography
* ' – 1935
* '' Week-End'' – 1935
* ''Panserbasse'' – 1936
* '' Blaava ...
as Biskoppen
*
Henning Moritzen
Henning Moritzen (3 August 1928 – 11 August 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark.
Partial filmography Film
* '' John og Irene'' (1949) – Gæst ved Car ...
as Fyrst Igor
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Lise Ringheim
Lise Ringheim (15 May 1926 – 25 September 1994) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1943 and 1993. She was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Selected filmography
* '' Vi arme syndere'' (1952)
* ''We W ...
as Magdalene
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Lily Broberg
Lily Broberg (19 September 1923 – 30 July 1989) was a Danish stage and film actress.
Born in Skørring, Jutland, Denmark, she died in Frederiksberg and was buried at the Frederiksberg Ældre Kirkegård
Frederiksberg Ældre Kirkegård ...
as Trine, Café Dråbens værtinde
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Olaf Ussing
Olaf Ussing (28 April 1907 – 4 January 1990) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 64 films between 1937 and 1988.
He was born in Denmark and also died there.
Selected filmography
* '' Frk. Møllers jubilæum'' (1937)
* '' Frk. Vildkat'' ...
as Krause, bilforhandler
*
Palle Kirk as Heisenberg, 8 år
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Aage Fønss
Aage Fønss (12 December 1887, in Arhus – 30 September 1976) was a Denmark, Danish opera singer and actor. He was the younger brother of actor Johannes Fønss and director/producer Olaf Fønss.
Selected filmography
*''Kapergasten'' – 1910
...
as Herskabstjener I
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Ejner Federspiel
Ejner Federspiel (12 August 1896 – 21 November 1981) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1934 and 1981. He was married to Gunver Fønss and his daughter was actress Birgitte Federspiel.
Partial filmography
* ''Hr. T ...
as Herskabstjener II
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Einar Reim
Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology ...
(as Einer Reim) as Mink, overbetjent
*
Ernst Schou
Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst"
* Anton Ernst (born ...
as Advokat Lund
*
Emil Halberg as Viggo, udsmider
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Johannes Krogsgaard as Teaterdirektøren
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Valsø Holm
Valsø Holm (31 December 1906 – 19 December 1987) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1937 and 1982. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Filmography
*'' En søndag på Amager'' - 1941
*'' To som ...
as Meyer, grønthandler
See also
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References
External links
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1961 comedy films
1961 films
1960s Danish-language films
Best Danish Film Bodil Award winners
Danish comedy films
Films directed by Bent Christensen
Films set in Copenhagen
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