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Matador 

| Drama | TV Series (1978–1982)
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24 episodes
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A man comes to Korsbæk, Denmark, in 1929, opens a women's clothing store in competition with an established one - bringing him up against the conservative establishment including the bank manager. We follow the families until after WWII.

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Jørgen Buckhøj, Buster Larsen, Ghita Nørby | See full cast & crew »
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Series cast summary:
Jørgen Buckhøj Jørgen Buckhøj ...  Mads Skjern / ... 24 episodes, 1978-1982
Buster Larsen Buster Larsen ...  Oluf Larsen 24 episodes, 1978-1982
Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby ...  Ingeborg Skjern / ... 24 episodes, 1978-1982
Malene Schwartz ...  Maude Varnæs 24 episodes, 1978-1982
Helle Virkner Helle Virkner ...  Elisabeth Friis 24 episodes, 1978-1982
Karin Nellemose ...  Misse Møhge 24 episodes, 1978-1982
Holger Juul Hansen Holger Juul Hansen ...  Hans Christian Varnæs 23 episodes, 1978-1982
Kirsten Olesen ...  Agnes Jensen / ... 23 episodes, 1978-1982
Elin Reimer Elin Reimer ...  Laura Larsine Sørensen 23 episodes, 1978-1982
Benny Hansen Benny Hansen ...  Frede 'Fatty' Hansen / ... 23 episodes, 1978-1982
Ole Andreasen Ole Andreasen ...  Narrator 22 episodes, 1978-1982
Jesper Langberg Jesper Langberg ...  Kristen Skjern / ... 21 episodes, 1978-1982
Per Pallesen Per Pallesen ...  Severin Boldt 21 episodes, 1978-1982
Ove Sprogøe Ove Sprogøe ...  Dr. Louis Hansen 21 episodes, 1978-1982
Lily Broberg Lily Broberg ...  Katrine Larsen 20 episodes, 1978-1982
Kurt Ravn ...  Lauritz 'Røde' Jensen 20 episodes, 1978-1982
Sonja Oppenhagen Sonja Oppenhagen ...  Vicki Hachel / ... 19 episodes, 1978-1982
John Hahn-Petersen John Hahn-Petersen ...  Hr Stein 19 episodes, 1978-1982
Else-Marie Else-Marie ...  Konsulinde Holm / ... 19 episodes, 1978-1982
Anne Jensen Anne Jensen ...  Gudrun 19 episodes, 1978-1982
Bent Mejding Bent Mejding ...  Jørgen Varnæs 18 episodes, 1978-1981
Karen Berg Karen Berg ...  Fru Fernando Møhge / ... 17 episodes, 1978-1981
Vera Gebuhr Vera Gebuhr ...  Inger Jørgensen 15 episodes, 1978-1982
Kirsten Hansen-Møller Kirsten Hansen-Møller ...  Marie Hansen / ... 15 episodes, 1978-1982
Lis Løwert Lis Løwert ...  Violet Vinter 15 episodes, 1978-1982
Ann Margrethe Schou Ann Margrethe Schou ...  Kassererske frk. Mortensen / ... 15 episodes, 1978-1981
Holger Perfort Holger Perfort ...  Tjener Olsen / ... 15 episodes, 1978-1982
Ulla Henningsen Ulla Henningsen ...  Iben Skjern / ... 14 episodes, 1979-1981
Axel Strøbye Axel Strøbye ...  Viggo Skjold-Hansen / ... 13 episodes, 1979-1981
Esper Hagen Esper Hagen ...  Arnold Vinter 13 episodes, 1978-1980
Holger Vistisen Holger Vistisen ...  Bogholder Christiansen, Omegnsbanken / ... 13 episodes, 1979-1981
Birthe Backhausen Birthe Backhausen ...  Musse Skjold-Hansen / ... 12 episodes, 1979-1981
Karen-Lise Mynster Karen-Lise Mynster ...  Ulla Jacobsen 12 episodes, 1979-1981
Arthur Jensen Arthur Jensen ...  Rudolf Schwann 12 episodes, 1978-1979
Bendt Rothe Bendt Rothe ...  Baron von Rytger / ... 11 episodes, 1979-1982
Birgitte Bruun Birgitte Bruun ...  Esther / ... 11 episodes, 1978-1982
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen Bjørn Watt-Boolsen ...  Oberst Ditlev Hachel / ... 10 episodes, 1978-1980
Karl Stegger Karl Stegger ...  Konsul Holm 10 episodes, 1978-1981
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Storyline

Mads Skjern arrives in the small Danish town of Korsbæk in 1929. Hans Christian Varnæs, manager of the town bank, refuses him a loan to set up a clothes shop. Instead he receives money elsewhere, and his shop is soon a success, a sign of the changing times during the following decades. Written by Erik Holst

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world war two | gay son | period piece | german occupation of denmark | 1930s | See All (8) »

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Official Sites:

Matador online [Denmark]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

11 November 1978 (Denmark) See more »

Also Known As:

Monopoly See more »

Filming Locations:

Gedser, Falster, Denmark See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Film See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(32 episodes) | (24 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Cost in 1978 25 mill. Danish kroner approx. 3,57 mill. US dollar, but has earned DR (Danish Radio) 250 mill. Danish kroner approx. 35,7 mill. US dollar. See more »

Goofs

In an episode that takes places in 1936, the Rodgers/Hammerstein tune "Edelweiss" is heard. This tune was not composed until 1957. See more »

Alternate Versions

The original version ran for 24 episodes, each episode being between some 50 and 90 minutes. Program planners of Swedish television disapproved of this and re-edited the series into 32 episodes of almost exactly the same length, destroying much of the dramatic balance in the process. See more »

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Referenced in Live fra Bremen: Episode #5.4 (2011) See more »

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One of the best TV Serials ever made
17 July 1999 | by pthomsen – See all my reviews

The serial depicting life in a small Danish town from the late 1920's through the end of the WW2, hits spot on, describing the struggles of both rich and poor, in a well-paced, amazingly well thought out story. I've only seen it twice because I haven't been able to find a way to buy it on NTSC tape.
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