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

family film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that contains children or relates to them 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 ...

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 Pu ...

.Piil p.753

Cast

as Krovært Christian Christiansen * Lise Wolst as Sonja *

as Simon *

Kate Mundt Kate Mundt (9 January 1930 – 5 May 2004) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1951 and 1978. She was born and died in Denmark. Filmography * '' Agent 69 Jensen i Skyttens tegn'' (1978) * '' Agent 69 Jensen i Skorpi ...

as Ketty *

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 * '' Blaavand ...

as Tømmerhandleren 'Kongen' *

Karin Nellemose Karin Nellemose (3 August 1905 – 5 August 1993), was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema. She was the sister of sculptor Knud Nellemose (1908–1997). In ''Matador'' (Danish produced and first shown between 1978 and 1982) she ...

as Fru Rudi *

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

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 Hans-Henrik Krause (13 March 1918 – 15 April 2002) was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 29 films between 1942 and 1992. He was born in Hellerup, Denmark. Filmography * '' Planetens spejle'' (1992) * ''Mord i Paradis'' ( ...

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 ...

as Kriminalbetjent *

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

as Marie *

Elith Pio Viggo Elith William Pio (3 July 1887 – 10 February 1983) was a Danish actor of stage, screen, radio and television. He is most noted for starring roles in films such as Carl Theodor Dreyer's ''Leaves from Satan's Book'', Johan Jacobsen's ''Jenn ...

as Kredslægen *

Aage Winther-Jørgensen Aage Winther-Jørgensen (16 May 1900 – 10 April 1967) was a Danish actor. Partial filmography *'' The Vicar of Vejlby'' (1931) - Musicerende præst *'' Skaf en sensation'' (1934) - Kahn *''The Golden Smile'' (1935) *''Elverhøj'' (1939) - M ...

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 Inge is a given name in various Germanic language-speaking cultures. In Swedish and Norwegian, it is mostly used as a masculine, but less often also as a feminine name, sometimes as a short form of Ingeborg, while in Danish, Estonian, Frisian, Ge ...

as Søster * Bodil Lindorff as Laurine *

Jakob Nielsen Jacob or Jakob Nielsen may refer to: * Jacob Nielsen, Count of Halland (died c. 1309), great grandson of Valdemar II of Denmark * , Norway (1768-1822) * Jakob Nielsen (mathematician) (1890–1959), Danish mathematician known for work on automorphi ...

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 *'' Mælkemandens ...

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, whi ...

as Salgschauffør *

Jytte Ibsen Jytte is a feminine Danish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jytte Abildstrøm (born 1934), Danish actress *Jytte Hansen (born 1932), Danish swimmer *Jytte Hilden Jytte Hilden (born 12 September 1942) is a Danish chemical engin ...

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 {{Denmark-film-stub