Manden der tænkte ting (1969)

Country of Origin: Denmark
Year of Production: 1969
Running Times: 93 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: ASA Film

SCRIPT
Script: Henrik Stangerup
Novel: Valdemar Holst, Jens Ravn

DIRECTION
Directed by: Jens Ravn
Assistant Director: Gert Fredholm
Script Supervisor: Annemarie Aaes

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Witold Leszczynski
Assistant Camera: Claus Ørsted
Key Grip: Jimmy Leavens

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Lars Brydesen

MUSIC
Music by: Per Nørgaard

SOUND
Sound: Per Meinertsen

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Lene Ravn Henriksen

CAST
John Price (Steinmetz)
Preben Neergaard (Max Holst)
Lotte Tarp (Susanne)
Lars Lunøe (Robert)
Kirsten Rolffes (landlady)
Ejner Federspiel
Elith Pio (consultant)
Jørgen Beck (sidekick)
Tove Maës (bursar)
Kai Christoffersen (minister)
Nuni Tholstrup, Marchen Passer (nurses)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Sweden
Rating: 11

AWARDS

1969
Cannes Film Festival, France
Golden Palm (Jens Ravn) - nominated

TIMELINE

1969
May
9: Denmark - theatrical release

1972
September
18: Sweden - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Czlowiek który wymyslil zycie - Polish title
The Man Who Thought Life
Mannen som tänkte ting - Swedish title

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Eventyret om dansk film 17: Olsen-banden og de andre - 1967-1970 (1996)

KEYWORDS

artificial humans, book into film, doctors, mind over matter

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008