The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (2007)
"De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1" (original title)

Director:

Jacob Thuesen

Writer:

Lars von Trier

Stars:

Jonatan Spang, David Dencik, Carl Martin Norén

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonatan Spang	...	Erik Nietzsche
David Dencik	...	Zelko
Carl Martin Norén	...	Göran
Therese Damsgaard	...	Karin
Mille Lehfeldt	...	Margrethe (as Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt)
Line Bie Rosenstjerne	...	Anna
Malin Brolin-Tani	...	Stine
Søren Pilmark	...	Mads
Søren Malling	...	Hans Jørgen
Dejan Cukic	...	Selkoff
Troels Lyby	...	Bent
Lars von Trier	...	Narrator (voice)
Jens Albinus	...	Troels Højbjerg
Thomas Bendixen	...	Thorvald
Kristian Boland	...	Husejer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Denmark]

Country:

Denmark Italy Sweden Austria France

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

25 December 2007 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Erik Nietzsche - De unga åren

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Entertainments, Det Danske Filminstitut, DR TV International Sales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bent Staalhøj in the role of the film projectionist Bent is the only person playing himself.

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Goofs

The film takes place in 1979, but the Volvo 240 series shown at the beginning was not built until 1982.

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Crazy Credits

Script credit goes to Erik Nietzsche who is the fictive main character.

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Connections

Features The Orchid Gardener (1977)

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