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Film

The whole wide world

Franz Ernst, Denmark, 1986

57 min.DK/Documentary

The film unites the everyday experience of a child and the exploration of the solar system, by combining a simple story about the growing up of a chicken with information on how the forces of nature shape the world around us.
Basic information Credits
Original title Den vide verden
Danish title Den vide verden
Keywords Nature, Space exploration, Space, Natural phenomena, Science, 1980-1989
Director Franz Ernst
Screenplay Franz Ernst, Ib Lundgaard Rasmussen
Producer Ole John
Director of Photography Fritz Schrøder, Peter Klitgaard
Editor Franz Ernst, Lars Brydesen
Sound Niels Bokkenheuser, Erik Bjergfelt
Composer Hans-Erik Philip
Production designer Bent Kielberg
Appearance Peder Troldborg, Peter David Jensen
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral
Danish theatrical release 06.11.1986
Cinemas Dagmar
TV release 01.10.1988, TV 2
Danish rating Not recommended for children under 7
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Companies

Production company Ole John Film
Executive Producer Statens Filmcentral
With support from Egmont Fonden
Commissioned by Statens Filmcentral, Undervisningsministeriet
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral

Direction

Direction Franz Ernst

Script

Script Franz Ernst
Script Ib Lundgaard Rasmussen

Production

Producer Ole John
Production assistant Marianne Kemp

Cinematography

Cinematography Fritz Schrøder
Cinematography Peter Klitgaard
Camera assistant Søren Berthelin
Camera operator: aerial shots Henrik Fleischer

Editing

Editing Franz Ernst
Editing Lars Brydesen

Music

Music Hans-Erik Philip

Production design

Production design Bent Kielberg
Set dresser Michael Nielsen

Sound

Sound Niels Bokkenheuser
Sound Erik Bjergfelt
Sound assistant Niels Arild

Special effects

Special effects Steen Dalin

Animation

Computer animation Ib Lundgaard Rasmussen
Assistant Sune Revald

Other credits

Scientific consultant Ib Lundgaard Rasmussen

Narrator

Narrator Beatrice Seedorff

Appearance

Appearance Peder Troldborg
Appearance Peter David Jensen

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