Qivitoq
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A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark. There she enters into a tense and often confrontational relationship with Jens, a quiet moody Dane who manages a trading company outpost. Meanwhile, Jens is trying to persuade a Greenlander named Pavia to become a company fisherman, despite Pavia's fear of alienating his fellow villagers and upsetting the spirit, Qivitoq.
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Cast
11 people
Poul Reichhardt
Jens Lauritzen
Known for
The Olsen Gang
The Counterfeit Traitor
Astrid Villaume
Eva Nygaard
Known for
Pelle the Conqueror
Gunnar Lauring
Marius Mariboe
Known for
For freedom and justice
Randi Michelsen
Fru Mariboe
Also in
Hvor er Far
Far betaler
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Dr. Erik Halsøe
Known for
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
The Night Visitor
Kirsten Rolffes
Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage
Known for
The Kingdom
Hugo, the Jungle Creature
Niels Platou
Pavia
Also in
Heart of Light
Justus Larsen
Nuka
No other roles listed
Dorthe Reimer
Naja
No other roles listed
Johanne Larsen
Cæcilie
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Edward Sivertsen
Zakarias
No other roles listed
Erik Balling Director · Leck Fischer Writer Svend Erik Tarp Composer
First release November 6, 1956 · Produced in Denmark · Languages Danish, Kalaallisut
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
Nordisk Films Kompagni A/S
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Qivitoq - fjeldgængeren
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · Kalaallisut
Release dates
Denmark · November 6, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
October 17, 1960 · Theatrical
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