The Ballad of Carl-Henning

7.0 (6 votes)• 1969• 85m•Released

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Carl-Henning (Jasper Klein) is a young man working as an apprentice on a dairy farm in the Danish marshland. When he isn't working, he tinkers on a disabled car and dreams of a young girl who is a local student. After a few too many beers one night, he steals some money from the till at work. He is caught by the foreman, who beats the young man. Carl-Henning defends himself and knocks the man down a flight of stairs. Convinced he has murdered the man, Carl runs away and joins up with a traveling carnival. Although the foreman has only a slight bump on the head and all is forgiven, Carl never receives word he is welcome to return and begins a series of adventures that take him far beyond the farm.

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Languages: Danish

Director: Lene Grønlykke, Sven Grønlykke

Starring Cast: Jesper Klein, Paul Hüttel, Inge Baaring, Edith Thrane, Ejnar Larsen, Mime Fønss

Cast

Jesper Klein

Carl Henning

Paul Hüttel

Poul - Carls kammerat

Inge Baaring

Edith Thrane

Ejnar Larsen

Mime Fønss

Preben Borggaard

John Wittig

Kai Christoffersen

Suzzie Müllertz

Birgitte Rasmussen

June Belli

Olaf Ussing

Henry Krogsøe

Ellen Staal

Maia

Poul Glargaard

Medert Ehmsen

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