Ditte, Child of Man
7.5
Ditte is born out of wedlock and lives as a young girl with her old beloved grandmother. As an illegitimate child she is teased in school and more than anything in the world she wants a father. When steady - utterly reliable - herring dealer Lars Petter shows up and tells her that he is marrying Ditte's mother, the little girl is very happy. Now Ditte must take care of three new sisters and brothers but gets nothing but complaints from her ungrateful, selfish mother. But the little girl finds consolation and support in both her sisters and brothers and Lars Petter.
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Cast
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Tove Maës
Ditte
Known for
The Kingdom
Karen Poulsen
Grandmother Maren
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Rasmus Ottesen
Grandfather Søren
Known for
For freedom and justice
Karen Lykkehus
Sørine
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Jul i Gammelby
Next Stop - Paradise
Jette Kehlet
Ditte som barn
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Your Name Is Woman
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Edvin Tiemroth
Lars Peter Hansen
Also in
Matador
Ballade i Nyhavn
Ebbe Rode
Johannes
Known for
For freedom and justice
Gertrud
Kai Holm
Kromanden
Known for
For freedom and justice
The Counterfeit Traitor
Maria Garland
Husmor på Bakkegården
Also in
Den rige enke
Mor skal giftes
Preben Neergaard
Also in
The Man Who Thought Life
People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart
Henny Lindorff Buckhøj
Also in
The Girls Are Willing
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
Ebbe Langberg
Christian
Also in
Landsbylægen
What a Pity About Daddy
Bjarne Henning-Jensen Director · Martin Andersen Nexø Author Verner Jensen Cinematographer
First release December 20, 1946 · Produced in Denmark · Production Nordisk Films Kompagni A/S
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
Nordisk Films Kompagni A/S
Production
Denmark
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Original title
Ditte Menneskebarn
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · December 20, 1946
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
September 23, 1957 · Theatrical
XC
October 15, 1948 · Theatrical
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