Paw (film)
| Paw | |
|---|---|
 Poster with the film's alternative title: Boy of Two Worlds | |
| Directed by | Astrid Henning-Jensen |
| Produced by | Mogens Skot-Hansen |
| Screenplay by |
Astrid Henning-Jensen Bjarne Henning-Jensen[1] |
| Based on |
Paw, der Indianerjunge by Torry Gredsted[1] |
| Starring | Jimmy Sterman |
| Music by | Herman D. Koppel[1] |
| Cinematography | Henning Bendtsen |
| Edited by | Anker Sørensen |
Production company |
Laterna Film[1] |
| Distributed by |
United States: G. G. Communications[1] |
Release dates |
Denmark: 18 December 1959 United States: April 1970[1] |
Running time |
Denmark: 100 minutes[1] United States: 88 minutes[1] |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
Paw (also known as Boy of Two Worlds) is a 1959 Danish film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen.
Plot
A boy from the Caribbean, affected by the deaths of his parents and maiden aunt, escapes to the Danish forest.[2]
Cast
- Edvin Adolphson - Anders
- Jimmy Sterman - Paw
- Asbjørn Andersen - Gutsbesitzer
- Ninja Tholstrup - Yvonne
- Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt - Lehrer
- Karen Lykkehus - Fräulein Bo
- Preben Neergaard - Søofficer
- Karl Stegger - Betjent Hansen
- Ebba Amfeldt - Fru Hansen
- Svend Bille - Onkel Pot
- Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen - Mand ved skydetelt
- Otto Hallstrøm
- Mogens Hermansen - Godsejerens skytte
- Grethe Høholdt - Betjentens datter Inger
- Finn Lassen - Forstander på børnehjemmet
Release and reception
Paw was originally released in Denmark in December 1959.[1] It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[3] and was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.[4] In the United States, the film was released in April 1970 by G. G. Communications under the title Boy from Two Worlds; twelve minutes were cut from the original 100-minute running time.[1] In his Family Guide to Movies on Video, Henry Herx deemed it "a very engaging children's movie ... that will also interest adults".[2]
See also
- List of submissions to the 32nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 American Film Institute (AFI); Munden, Kenneth White (1971). "Boy of Two Worlds (Denmark) / F6.0532". The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-520-20970-2. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- 1 2 Herx, Henry (1988). "Boy from Two Worlds". The Family Guide to Movies on Video. The Crossroad Publishing Company. p. 39 (pre-release version). ISBN 0-8245-0816-5.
- ↑ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Paw". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
External links
- Paw at the Internet Movie Database
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