Peter von Scholten
5.8
He freed the slaves in 1848. He spoke out against the king and the government. He loved his wives equally. He was colorful, he was autocratic, he was Denmark's last governor-general of the West Indies, his name was Peter von Scholten. The film about him is a magnificent story of greatness, power, and stubbornness on the one hand, and of love, loyalty, and melancholy on the other. It is a colorful gallery of characters that depicts the times, the Dane in a foreign land—and the black man in relief to the white.
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Ole Ernst
Peter von Scholten
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Karen-Lise Mynster
Anna von Scholten
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Anna Adair
Datteren
Jesper Langberg
Frederik von Scholten
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Henning Moritzen
Kong Christian VIII
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Cries and Whispers
Birgitte Federspiel
Dronning Caroline Amalie
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Etta Cameron
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Preben Kristensen
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Hans-Henrik Krause
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Blackout
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Søren Pilmark
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Downsizing
Dale Smith
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Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Director · Sven Holm Writer
First release February 27, 1987 · Produced in Denmark · Production Crone Film Produktion A/S
Production
Metronome Productions
Production
Crone Film Produktion A/S
Production
Denmark
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Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · February 27, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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