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The ballad of Linda

89 min.DK/Feature

A period meodrama with touches of local Danish Wild West: in 1912, construction workers are putting down railroad tracks in a remote territory. They are disdained by the local folks, but Handsome Thorvald, their foreman, catches the fancy of Linda, the miller's young wife. The miller, a drunk and a brute, beats up Linda, then has a fit and dies. There is more violence but also a happy ending.
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Original title Thorvald og Linda
Danish title Thorvald og Linda
Director Lene Grønlykke, Sven Grønlykke
Screenplay Lene Grønlykke, Sven Grønlykke
Director of Photography Jesper Høm
Editor Lars Brydesen
Sound Erik Jensen, Niels Bokkenheuser
Composer René Grahn, Jaïro
Production designer Jesper Høm
Appearance Stina Ekblad, Carsten Bang, Aksel Erhardsen, Erik Paaske
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution ASA Filmudlejning
Technical info 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Sound
Danish theatrical release 12.02.1982
Cinemas Odense, Herning, Vejle, Århus, Aalborg, Palads, Holstebro, Silkeborg, Ringkøbing, Grand
Find more Henrik Jul Hansen: En gøglervogn krydser et spor. Levende Billeder 2/1982.
Jan Kornum Larsen: Thorvald og Linda. Kosmorama 158/1982.
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company HTM Film
Domestic distribution ASA Filmudlejning

Direction

Direction Lene Grønlykke
Direction Sven Grønlykke
Assistant director Rumle Hammerich
Continuity Lizzi Weischenfeldt

Script

Script Lene Grønlykke
Script Sven Grønlykke
Dialogue Lene Grønlykke
Dialogue Sven Grønlykke
Dialogue Klaus Rifbjerg

Production

Production Tivi Magnusson
Production manager Tivi Magnusson
Production assistant Kristian Levring
Production assistant Jacob Grønlykke
Production assistant Kamilla Fog
Unit manager Henrik Møller-Sørensen

Cinematography

Cinematography Jesper Høm
Camera assistant Jesper Find
Camera assistant Uffe Kaare Thomsen
Cinematographer Claus Loof
Key grip Eg Norre

Electrical dept.

Electrical dept. Ove Hansen
Assistant lighting technician Jan Guldbrandsen

Editing

Editing Lars Brydesen
Assistant editor Camilla Skousen
Assistant editor Soffy Borre

Music

Music René Grahn
Music Jaïro

Production design

Production designer Jesper Høm
Props Ivar Søe
Props Thorkil Slebsager
Props Lone Henriksen

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Birthe Qualmann
Wardrobe Ulla Houmann

Makeup

Makeup Penny Delamar
Makeup Ruth Khan
Hairdresser Grete H. Sørensen

Sound

Sound Erik Jensen
Sound Niels Bokkenheuser
Sound assistant Søren Lehmann Rasmussen
Sound assistant Kai Gram Larsen

Other credits

Volunteer Steen Kyllesbæk Andersen
Volunteer Lone Scherfig
Volunteer Lars Hesselholdt

Appearance

Linda Stina Ekblad
Thorvald Carsten Bang
Mølleren, Lindas mand Aksel Erhardsen
Proprietær Kjær Erik Paaske
Anders Sprutfeldt Otto Brandenburg
Ingeniøren John Hahn-Petersen
Møllersvenden Jesper Klein
Gamle Edith Thrane
Troubadouren Miquelin Jaïro
Sangeren Bjarne Liller
Kort-hajen Gotha Andersen
Den Behændige Jens Arentzen
Dullen Gerda E.J. Brockdorff
Laurids Folmer Rubæk
Ribedrengen Morten Fussinger
Frida Pernille Hansen
Ingeborg Kristin Bjarnadóttir
Lægeen Jean-Michel Petot
Præsten Hans-Jørgen Lembourn
Prangeren Leif Trier Mønsted
Hans Leif Lillelund
Søren Peter Ulykke Jens Mønster
Hund-Rasmus Oluf Erichsen
Rakkeren Agner Eriksen
Studenten Ole Knudsen
Svenskeren Zakarias Jensen
Ballade-Peter Hardy Jeppesen
Fasanen Preben Reintoft
Gravemaskinen Søren Gammelvind
Stor dreng Jeppe Grønlykke
Lille dreng Kristian Frederiksen
Horbiosem Togani
Sigøjnersken Bente Sønnichsen
Sigøjnerdrengen Claudio Casati
Landbetjenten Johan Nielsen
Ølkusken Jørgen R. Andersen
Slagsbroderen Torben Zeller
Madame Ruth Nedergaard
Mads Doss Jesper Kaalund

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