Vi er allesammen tossede

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Vi er allesammen tossede
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DVD cover
Directed by Sven Methling
Written by Arvid Müller
Aage Stentoft
Produced by Aage Stentoft
Henning Karmark
Starring Kjeld Petersen
Dirch Passer
Cinematography Aage Viltrup
Music by Sven Gyldmark
Distributed by ASA Film
Release date
  • 18 December 1959 (1959-12-18)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Vi er allesammen tossede (English: We are Altogether Crazy) is a 1959 Danish comedy directed by Sven Methling and starring Kjeld Petersen, Buster Larsen, Birgitte Reimer and Dirch Passer. The film tells the story of a confused driver who is mistakenly committed to an insane asylum after insisting to police that his car was damaged in an accident with an elephant. The film received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film in 1960 and is listed on the Danish Film Institute's Top 100 Danish Films. [1]

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Cast

ActorRole
Kjeld Petersen Alex Alexandersen
Jessie Rindom Mrs. Alexandersen
Birgitte Reimer Birthe Allexandersen
Buster Larsen Birthe's brother
Dirch Passer Conductor
Bjørn Puggaard-Müller Track Inspector
Keld Markuslund Officer
Sonny Benneweis Circus Director
Jørgen Beck Guard
Bjørn Spiro Police Assistant
Emil Hass Christensen Doctor
Preben Mahrt Chief Surgeon
Holger Munk Doctor
Anna Hagen Nanny
Lis Adelvard Mrs. Hilding
Hedevig Schad Mrs. Jørgensen
Ole Monty Mogensen
Carl Ottosen Officer
Christian Arhoff Photographer
Mogens Brandt Judge
Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen Officer
Povl Wøldike Police Doctor
Marteng Petersen Alex Alexandersen as child
Gunnar Bigum Courthouse Guard
Bent Vejlby Prison Guard
Gunnar Strømvad Knud E. Jørgensen
Erik Kühnau Officer
Vivi Svendsen

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References

  1. "Vi er allesammen tossede – Danmarks Nationalfilmografi". Archived from the original on 2007-09-06.