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Something About Halfdan

Something About Halfdan

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A moving portrait of one of the most loved and read Danish poets, Halfdan Rasmussen. The film covers both the early years with poverty and wartime on to success and the humorous nonsense verses that has made Rasmussen one of the most read authors in Denmark.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

03 February 2006

Country

Denmark

Cast

Benny Andersen

Benny Andersen

Self

Lars Bukdahl

Lars Bukdahl

Self

Johannes Møllehave

Johannes Møllehave

Self

Halfdan Rasmussen

Halfdan Rasmussen

Self

Iben Nagel Rasmussen

Iben Nagel Rasmussen

Self

Nis Rasmussen

Nis Rasmussen

Self

Tom Nagel Rasmussen

Tom Nagel Rasmussen

Self

Klaus Rifbjerg

Klaus Rifbjerg

Self

Ib Spang Olsen

Ib Spang Olsen

Self

Erik Stinus

Erik Stinus

Self

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