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Peter von Scholten

Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt, Denmark, 1987

113 min.DK/Feature

Historical epic based on early strife and triumph in the life of Peter von Scholten, a 19th century far-sighted, racially enlightened and privately high-living governor of the (then) Danish Virgin Islands. After many disputes with authorities in Copenhagen and with local officials and plantation owners, von Scholten swuelched a looming black uprising by arbitrarily abolishing slavery in 1848.
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Original title Peter von Scholten
Danish title Peter von Scholten
Director Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Screenplay Sven Holm
Producer Nina Crone
Director of Photography Mikael Salomon
Editor Kasper Schyberg
Sound Stig Sparre-Ulrich, Carl Aage Hansen
Composer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Production designer Søren Krag Sørensen
Appearance Ole Ernst, Karen-Lise Mynster, Anna Adair, Etta Cameron
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Warner & Metronome
Technical info 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Dolby
Danish theatrical release 27.02.1987
Cinemas Dagmar, Odense, Horsens, Herning, Randers, Århus, Aalborg, Palads, BioTrio, Næstved Bio, Kolding, Holstebro, Silkeborg, Lyngby Teatret
Find more Sven Holm: Peter von Scholten. "En filmroman". Tiderne Skifter 1987 (ukommenteret udgave af manuskriptet).
Lasse Ellegaard: En udansk dansker. Levende Billeder 1/1987.
Bo Green Jensen: Fuld af lys - et forsvar for Peter von Scholten. Tusind Øjne 97/1987.
Niels Olaf Gudme: Den kødelige erkendelse. Interview med Sven Holm og Claes Kastholm Hansen. 79/1985.
Mogens Kløvedal: Skrevne billeder. Levende Billeder 2/1987.
Dan Nissen: Flagskibets forlis. Kosmorama 180/1987.
Danish rating Not recommended for children under 7
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Companies

Production company Metronome Productions, Crone Film
Domestic distribution Warner & Metronome

Direction

Direction Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Assistant director Åke Sandgren
Continuity Annemarie Aaes

Script

Script Sven Holm

Production

Producer Nina Crone
Executive producer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Production manager Jørgen Schmidt Nicolaisen
Production manager Jørgen Hinsch
Production assistant Hedda Craner
Production assistant Jane Graun
Co-producer Tivi Magnusson
Unit manager Betty Sperber

Cinematography

Cinematography Mikael Salomon
Camera assistant Jens Schlosser
Camera assistant Uffe Kaare Thomsen
Key grip Jimmy Leavens

Stills

Still photographer Mikael Salomon
Still photographer Peter Engberg

Electrical dept.

Electrical dept. Søren Sørensen
Electrical dept. Thomas Neivelt

Editing

Editing Kasper Schyberg
Assistant editor Merete Brusendorff

Music

Music Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Orchestration Wolfgang Käfer
Orchestra Københavns Symfoniorkester

Production design

Production designer Søren Krag Sørensen
Props Jørgen Schmidt Nicolaisen
Props Peter Grant
Props Anders Engelbrecht
Props Tine Hieronymus Nielsen

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Lotte Dandanell
Wardrobe Marcella Kjeltoft
Costume assistant Else Prangsgaard

Makeup

Makeup Birthe Lyngsøe

Sound

Sound Stig Sparre-Ulrich
Sound Carl Aage Hansen
Sound assistant Søren Lehmann Rasmussen
Foley artist Joern Poetzl
Foley artist Niels Arild
Music recording Peter Willemoes

Other credits

Historical consultant Ove Hornby
Trailer Jesper Jargil

Appearance

Peter von Scholten Ole Ernst
Hans kone Anna, kaldet Lise Karen-Lise Mynster
Deres datter Anna Adair
Anna Hegaard Etta Cameron
Heilbuth Preben Kristensen
Frederik von Scholten Jesper Langberg
Kong Christian VIII Henning Moritzen
Dronning Caroline Amalie Birgitte Federspiel
Plantageejerske Dorothea Holten Bodil Udsen
Hendes mand Hans-Henrik Krause
Orlogskaptajn Irminger Søren Pilmark
Kong Buddo Dale Smith
Organist Pram Olaf Ussing
Oxholm Preben Neergaard
Kunzen Torben Jensen
Petersen Arne Hansen
Skibskaptajn Dick Kaysø
Andreas Bjørn Lars Lunøe
Regitze Hammer Bodil Lassen
Hendes mand Guido Paevatalu
Major Falbe Henning Jensen
Schlangenbusch Søren Rode
Plantageejer Hans Chr. Ægidius
Hans kone Birgit Conradi
Læge Gyrd Løfquist
Spåmanden Katka Leonard Malone
Rådgiver John Larsen
Andreson, politimester Helge Scheuer
Hans kone Lillian Tillegreen
David Raymond Adjavon
Bogholder Ebbe Trenskow
Appearance Fritze Hedemann
Gæster hos Peter von Scholten Torben Jetsmark
Tams Edwin Donoghue

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