Paw (film)
Paw | |
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Directed by | Astrid Henning-Jensen |
Screenplay by | Astrid Henning-Jensen Bjarne Henning-Jensen[1] |
Based on | Paw, der Indianerjunge by [1] |
Produced by | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Henning Bendtsen |
Edited by | Anker Sørensen |
Music by | Herman D. Koppel[1] |
Production company | Laterna Film[1] |
Distributed by | United States: G. G. Communications[1] |
Release dates | Denmark: 18 December 1959 United States: April 1970[1] |
Running time | Denmark: 100 minutes[1] United States: 88 minutes[1] |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
Paw (also known as Boy of Two Worlds) is a 1959 Danish film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen.
Plot[]
A boy from the Caribbean, affected by the deaths of his parents and maiden aunt, escapes to the Danish forest.[2]
Cast[]
- Edvin Adolphson as Anders
- as Paw
- Asbjørn Andersen as Gutsbesitzer
- as Yvonne
- Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt as Lehrer
- Karen Lykkehus as Fräulein Bo
- Preben Neergaard as Søofficer
- Karl Stegger as Betjent Hansen
- Ebba Amfeldt as Fru Hansen
- Svend Bille as Onkel Pot
- Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen as Mand ved skydetelt
- as Godsejerens skytte
- as Betjentens datter Inger
- as Forstander på børnehjemmet
Release and reception[]
Paw was originally released in Denmark in December 1959.[1] It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[3] and was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.[4] In the United States, the film was released in April 1970 by G. G. Communications under the title Boy from Two Worlds; twelve minutes were cut from the original 100-minute running time.[1] In his Family Guide to Movies on Video, Henry Herx deemed it "a very engaging children's movie ... that will also interest adults".[2]
See also[]
- List of submissions to the 32nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Munden, Kenneth White (1971). "Boy of Two Worlds (Denmark) / F6.0532". The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. Vol. 1921–1930. University of California Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-520-20970-2.
- ^ a b Herx, Henry (1988). "Boy from Two Worlds". The Family Guide to Movies on Video. The Crossroad Publishing Company. p. 39 (pre-release version). ISBN 0-8245-0816-5.
- ^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Paw". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- Danish-language films
- 1959 films
- 1959 drama films
- Danish films
- Danish drama films
- Films directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen
- Danish film stubs