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Boy of Two Worlds

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A young orphan is sent to live in a Danish village where he is cast out because his mother was a West Indian. With nowhere to turn, the ingenious survivor begins devising a new life outside of town.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1959-12-18

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen

Writer: Bjarne Henning-Jensen, Astrid Henning-Jensen

Spoken language: Dansk, English, Español, svenska

Genres: Family, Drama

Original title: Boy of Two Worlds

Production Companies: Laterna Film

Production Countries: Denmark

Cast

Jimmy Sterman

Edvin Adolphson

Asbjørn Andersen

Karen Lykkehus

Jensen, schoolteacher

Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt

Hansen, officer of the law

Karl Stegger

Anne, the landowner's daughter

Ninja Tholstrup

Coxswain

Preben Neergaard

Shopkeeper

Paul Smyrner

Marius, the shopkeeper's son

Freddy Pedersen

Inger, the officer's daughter

Grethe Høholdt

Landowner's ranger

Mogens Hermansen

Orphanage superintendent

Finn Lassen

Uncle Frants, hunting guest

Svend Bille

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