Screenplay: Klaus Rifbjerg

Direction Jan Troell

Cast Max von Sydow · Sverre Anker Ousdal · Goran Stangertz · Eva von Hanno

Synopsis The Swedish 19th century engineer S. A. Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes...

Direction Jan Troell

Cast Jesper Christensen · Pernilla August · Ulla Skoog · Björn Granath

Synopsis Torgny Segerstedt was one of the leading journalists in Sweden in the 20th century. He fought a one man battle against Hitler and the Nazi regime until his death in 1945.

Direction Jonas Cornell

Cast Ghita Nørby · Henrik Jandorf · Louis Miehe-Renard · Karen-Lise Mynster

Direction Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

Cast Ole Busck · Kjeld Jacobsen · Astrid Villaume · Katja Miehe-Renard

Synopsis A young boy grows up during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II.

Direction Max von Sydow

Cast Erik Paaske · Ghita Nørby · Kurt Ravn · Ole Ernst

Synopsis A new foreman, Huus, arrives in a sleepy Danish village, much to the delight of the unmarried women there. However, Huus becomes very friendly with Katinka and her husband, Bai, the stationmaster. Katinka, childless and in frail health, gradually falls...

Direction Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

Cast Yvonne Ingdal · Jens Osterholm · Birgit Brüel · Christian Glatved

Synopsis Niels (Jens Osterholm) is a petty thief and irresponsible lout who meets Lone (Yvonne Ingdal), a hospital lab assistant who is just the opposite of Niels. The two meet, fall in love, and must learn the old adage that opposites...

Direction Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

Cast Thomas Eje · Naja Rosing Olsen · Rasmus Lyberth · Benedikte Schmidt

Synopsis A young Dane, Erik goes to Greenland to investigate the mysterious death of his brother, whom the natives called "Tukuma" (the one who is always busy). Erik has his own troubles from the past, but during his stay in Greenland...

Direction Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

Cast Yvonne Ingdal · Peter Steen · Ejner Federspiel · Jørgen Buckhøj

Synopsis Barbara Yvonne Ingdal is a young actress who falls for a young man Peter Steen. Plagued by self doubt, her love affair seems to leave her without any vocational ambition or creativity.

Direction Ole John · Jorgen Leth

Synopsis A classical documentary about pelota, the Basque ball game. The film consists of several elegantly interlaced layers, with the manufacture of a pelota ball as the narrative framework. We are introduced to the sport today, concentrating on the current master,...

Direction Jonas Cornell

Cast Lars Knutzon · Nis Bank-Mikkelsen · Jens Okking · Inger Bagger

Synopsis In his diary, Morten Vinge describes his life as a servant on a major farm estate near Viborg in the early 18th century. At the tragic core is his unhappy infatuation with the young noblewoman Sophie. She never cares about...