Gengæld (1955)
In one of Copenhagen's suburbs stands a large house, a villa-like property. The house is owned by the widow Elise Thomsen, who lives on the ground floor with her adult son, Eigil. Mrs. Thomsen rents out most of the villa. On the first floor lives the author Stefan Donner with his wife Lili and their 9-year-old son, Peter. Donner is talented but poor. The financial pressure on him and his family is getting on his nerves.
Director: Peer Guldbrandsen
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Jørgen Buckhøj as Eigil Thomsen |
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Per Buckhøj as Kriminalassisten |
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Einar Juhl as Kriminalkommisær |
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Preben Lerdorff Rye as Forfatter Donner |
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Kjeld Petersen as Bergstrand - fabrikant |
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Kirsten Rolffes as Fru Donner |
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Ib Schønberg as Schmidt |
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Aage Winther-Jørgensen as Sørensen - vognmand |
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Ole Guldbrandsen as Peter |
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Betty Helsengreen as Fru. Elise Thomsen |
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Elsa Kourani as Fru. Bergstrand |
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Caja Heimann as Vera Strand |
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Sven Buemann as Sofussen - ældre original |
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Jakob Nielsen as Ipsen - Lilis far |
| Directing | Peer Guldbrandsen | Director |
| Writing | Peer Guldbrandsen | Writer |
| Editing | Edith Schlüssel | Editor |
| Art | Erik Aaes | Production Design |
| Camera | Henning Bendtsen | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Sven Gyldmark | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Henning Møller | Sound |