In the village Karrild, the Countess Sonia Hardenborg and a young unmarried woman, Marta, give birth to a daughter on the same day. Marta dies after birth, so Marta's daughter, Betina, come under the care of the countess. 17 years later, Betina and Countess Sonia's daughter, Maria, meet, as Betina is living in a home for orphaned girls, which is adjacent to the Hardenborg estate. The two girls become friends, and Maria invites Betina to visit her at Hardenborg, to greet her parents Sonia and Otto Hardenborg and her brother Count Flemming. Meanwhile, Betina's father, Frank Jensen, starts working in the estate's woods, and when the two girls come to visit him, he is shocked by the resemblance between the young countess and Betina's mother Marta.
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Poul Reichhardt
Frank Jensen
Known for
The Olsen Gang
The Counterfeit Traitor
Birgitte Federspiel
Sonia Hardenborg
Known for
Babette's Feast
Hunger
Ebbe Langberg
Flemming Hardenborg
Also in
Landsbylægen
What a Pity About Daddy
Knud Hallest
Adolph Rytting
Known for
Reptilicus
Signi Grenness
Agnes Rytting
Also in
Det gælder livet
Mosekongen
Henning Palner
Baron Torben
Also in
Once a Cop...
Strandvaskeren
Else-Marie Juul Hansen
Jordemoder Willumsen
Known for
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
Emil Hass Christensen
Known for
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
Mimi Heinrich
Known for
Reptilicus
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Maria Garland
Also in
Den rige enke
Mor skal giftes
Kjeld Jacobsen
Also in
Once There Was a War
Brødrene på Uglegaarden
Michael Flach
Also in
Landsbylægen
Anker Sørensen Director · Erik Pouplier Writer Svend Erik Tarp Composer
First release February 27, 1961 · Produced in Denmark
Production
Palladium
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Denmark
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Danish
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Danish
Release dates
Denmark · February 27, 1961
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