Det begyndte med Mathilde (1978)
A dramatized account of Denmark's first women's rights activist, Mathilde Fibiger. Based on letters and diaries, it depicts her life and views from the 1850s, when she published the controversial epistolary novel Clara Raphael, until 1872, when she died at the age of only 41.
Director: Hans Engberg
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Anne Birch as Mathilde Fibiger |
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Brigitte Kolerus as Ilia Fibiger |
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Birthe Neumann as Anna Fibiger |
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John Hahn-Petersen as Johan Ludvig Heiberg |
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Karen Margrethe Bjerre as Johanne Louise Heiberg |
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Jess Ingerslev as M.A. Goldschmidt |
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Martin Hansen as C.E. Fenger |
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Peter Schrøder as Frederik Dreier |
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Henning Palner as Frederik Bajer |
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Merete Arnstrøm as Mathilde Bajer |
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Paul Hüttel as Præst |
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Ulla Lock as Præstens kone |
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Bertel Lauring as Skovrider Quist |
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Lone Helmer as Madam Quist |
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Trine Termann as Louise |
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Lars Termann as Otto |
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Hanne Uldal as Camilla |
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Niels Alsing as En kavaler |
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Mats Norryd as Svensk løjtnant |
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Marianne Tønsberg as Veninde |
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Kirsten Rolffes as Ældre veninde |
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Tove Maës as Sygeplejerske |
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Berthe Qvistgaard as Fortæller (voice) |
| Directing | Hans Engberg | Director |
| Writing | Eva Bendix | Writer |
| Writing | Kika Mølgaard | Writer |
| Production | Steen Herdel | Producer |
| Crew | Mikael Salomon | Cinematography |
| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen | Editor |
| Art | Søren Skjær | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jette Termann | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lene Ravn Henriksen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Birthe Lyngsøe | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ib Tardini | Production Manager |
| Art | John Johansen | Props |
| Sound | Per Assentoft | Sound |
| Camera | Lars Hansen | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Ove Hansen | Lighting Artist |
| Writing | Hans Hansen | Adaptation |
| Camera | Michael Sauer Christensen | Assistant Camera |