Paw (film)
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Poster with the film's alternative title: Boy of Two Worlds
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| 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 |
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Production
company |
Laterna Film[1]
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| Distributed by | United States: G. G. Communications[1] |
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Release dates
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Denmark: 18 December 1959 United States: April 1970[1] |
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Running time
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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
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Paw at IMDb
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