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The World of Buster

Bille August, Denmark, 1984

91 min.DK/FeatureChildren's films

Buster is a pre-teen kid with a fanciful background. His father is a magician, albeit out-of-work, and his grandfather got shot out of a cannon for a living. But Buster's present is not much fun. At school, he is mobbed. At home, he must care for a handicapped sister. Still, he remains an optimist, and he has a vivid imagination. As he says, "People with both feet on the ground don't hang from trees."
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Original title Busters verden
Danish title Busters verden
International titles Buster's World
Director Bille August
Screenplay Bjarne Reuter
Based on Roman af Bjarne Reuter (1979).
Director of Photography Fritz Schrøder
Editor Tómas Gislason, Jakob Gislason
Sound Niels Bokkenheuser, Erik Bjergfelt
Composer Bo Holten, Nanna
Production designer Søren Krag Sørensen, Tove Robert Rasmussen, Thomas Heinesen
Appearance Mads Bugge Andersen, Katarina Stenbeck, Peter Schrøder, Katja Miehe-Renard
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Warner & Metronome
Technical info 35 mm, Widescreen, color
TV release 07.01.1984, DR, Se kommentar.
Danish theatrical release 05.10.1984
Cinemas Dagmar, Roskilde, Odense, Esbjerg, Herning, Vejle, Randers, Århus, Aalborg, Palads, BioTrio, Næstved Bio, Silkeborg, Hvidovre, Tivoli Bio, Drive In Bio
Danish festival release 10.09.2010, CinemaxX, Buster Film Festival 2010 i serien "Retrospektiv: Bille August".
Find more Susanne Lindgren: Poetiske scener fra barndommen. Levende Billeder 10/1984.
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company Crone Film
Domestic distribution Warner & Metronome

Direction

Direction Bille August
Continuity Stine Monty Freddie

Script

Script Bjarne Reuter

Production

Production Nina Crone
Production Tove Berg
Production Mads Egmont Christensen
Production manager Jørgen Schmidt Nicolaisen

Cinematography

Cinematography Fritz Schrøder
Camera assistant Birger Bohm
2nd assistant camera Søren Berthelin

Stills

Still photographer Jan Richter-Friis

Electrical dept.

Electrical dept. Søren Sørensen
Electrical dept. Leif Barney Fick
Electrical dept. Otto Stenov

Editing

Editing Tómas Gislason
Editing Jakob Gislason

Music

Music Bo Holten
Music Nanna

Production design

Production designer Søren Krag Sørensen
Production designer Tove Robert Rasmussen
Production designer Thomas Heinesen

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Françoise Nicolet

Makeup

Makeup Lene Ravn Henriksen

Sound

Sound Niels Bokkenheuser
Sound Erik Bjergfelt

Appearance

Buster Mads Bugge Andersen
Ingeborg, Busters lillesøster Katarina Stenbeck
Busters far Peter Schrøder
Busters mor Katja Miehe-Renard
Joanna Signe Dahl Madsen
Lærerinde Jannie Faurschou
Fru Larsen Berthe Qvistgaard
Købmand Buster Larsen
Dame, der får leveret købmandsvarer Lillian Tillegreen
Gymnastiklærer Ole Thestrup
Joannas mor Kirsten Rolffes
Lærer Bent Raahauge Jørgensen
Appearance Martin Krakauer
Appearance John Riedl
Appearance Emil Klem
Appearance Helen Svanholt
Appearance Bent Biran
Appearance Rudolf Brink
Appearance Ane Hauge Hyllen Mikkelsen
Appearance Ingelise Ullner
Appearance Else Jørgensen
Appearance Søren Frølund
Appearance Ole Borg
Appearance Nina Christoffersen
Appearance Ulla Britt Nielsen
Appearance John Berglund

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