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Ditte, Child of Man, (Danish: Ditte Menneskebarn), is a 1946 socio-realistic Danish drama directed by Bjarne Henning-Jensen based on the novel by Martin Andersen Nexø. The film stars Tove Maës in the tragic story of an impoverished young girl who becomes the victim of harsh social conditions. The film has been noted as the first example of the more realistic and serious Danish film in the post-World War II era. Ditte, Child of Man is one of the ten films listed in Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture.
Original Release
12/20/1946
US Release
01/31/1950
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tove Maës | Ditte |
Karen Poulsen | Grandmother Maren / Maren - Dittes bedstemor |
Rasmus Ottesen | Grandfather Søren / Søren - Dittes bedstefar |
Karen Lykkehus | Sørine / Sørine - Dittes mor |
Jette Kehlet | Ditte som barn |
Edvin Tiemroth | Lars Peter Hansen |
Ebbe Rode | Johannes / Johannes - Lars Peters bror |
Kai Holm | Kromanden |
Maria Garland | Husmor på Bakkegården |
Preben Neergaard | Karl - søn på Bakkegården |
Directors
Writers
Bjarne Henning-Jensen, Martin Andersen Nexø
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tove Maës | Ditte |
Karen Poulsen | Grandmother Maren / Maren - Dittes bedstemor |
Rasmus Ottesen | Grandfather Søren / Søren - Dittes bedstefar |
Karen Lykkehus | Sørine / Sørine - Dittes mor |
Jette Kehlet | Ditte som barn |
Edvin Tiemroth | Lars Peter Hansen |
Ebbe Rode | Johannes / Johannes - Lars Peters bror |
Kai Holm | Kromanden |
Maria Garland | Husmor på Bakkegården |
Preben Neergaard | Karl - søn på Bakkegården |
Henny Lindorff Buckhøj | Signe - hushjælp |
Ebbe Langberg | Christian / Christian- Dittes lillebror |
Lars Henning-Jensen | Poul - Dittes lillebror |
Per Buckhøj | Fuldmægtigen |
Valsø Holm | Daglejer Johansen |
Anna Henriques-Nielsen | Nabokone til Dittes bedsteforældre |
Karl Jørgensen | Fisker Anders |
Charles Løwaas | Sandgaardsbonden |
Walther Andreasen | Rasmus Rytter |
Hans-Henrik Krause | Prinsen |