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Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen | ... | Helga Nielsen |
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Carl Heger | ... | Otto Nielsen |
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Frode Arne Pedersen | ... | Erik Nielsen |
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Annie Birgit Garde | ... | Maja Nielsen |
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Tove Baltzersen | ... | Vera Nielsen |
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Niels Jeppe Overgaard | ... | Leif Nielsen |
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Ulf Bo Klahn | ... | Ras Nielsen |
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Asbjørn Andersen | ... | Hr. Carlsen |
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Inge-Lise Grue | ... | Fru Carlsen |
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Michael Bartroff | ... | Olaf Clausen |
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Kai Holm | ... | Viceværten |
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Gerda Elisabeth Borchgrevink | ... | Asta (as Elisabeth Borchgrevink) |
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Karen Lykkehus | ... | Fru Rasmussen |
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Jørn Jeppesen | ... | Kriminalbetjent Møldrup |
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Valsø Holm | ... | Issælger |
Factory worker Otto Nielsen and his wife Helga live in a 2-room apartment in a sad Copenhagen suburbs district, where the S-trains still bumble by, but of course, such things can be used to. They have five children and it is often difficult to meet daily expenses. Nielsen has bought a building site outside the city, it is his dream to once again be able to exchange the narrow apartment with his own house. Written by Ulf Kjell Gür
Sigrid Horne Rasmussen had a tragic role in 'Billet Mrk.' but fought on despite setbacks, and in this film she is also a fighter. This time she is the mother of five and she works with determination to keep her kids out of trouble in the harsh concrete jungle. Showing working class conditions was not common in films during the fifties, but here you had a family of seven cramped together in a small apartment with the S-train rumbling by outside the windows. There is warmth, depth and strength in the solid Helga keeping the family together. You come to think of the mother figure Jane Darwell in 'The Grapes of Wrath', who also try to keep things from falling apart. Back then you had less daycare so it was up to the family itself to steer clear of criminal activities lurking in the very neighborhood. Made from a story by socially responsible Leck Fischer this film by Gabriel Axel is still one of his best achievements.