Jeppe på bjerget (1981 film)

For the 1933 film, see Jeppe på bjerget (1933 film).

Jeppe på bjerget
Directed by	Kaspar Rostrup
Written by	Henning Bahs Kaspar Rostrup Ludvig Holberg (play)
Produced by	Bo Christensen
Starring	Buster Larsen Else Benedikte Madsen Henning Jensen
Cinematography	Claus Loof
Edited by	Lars Brydesen
Music by	Erling D. Bjerno
Production company	Nordisk Film
Release date	16 February 1981 (1981-02-16)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Jeppe på bjerget (English: Jeppe of the Hill) is a 1981 Danish film directed by Kaspar Rostrup. The script, written by Henning Bahs, was based on a play of the same name by Ludvig Holberg.^[1]

The film was produced by Nordisk Film and debuted on 16 February 1981. It won three Bodil Awards: Best Film,^[2] Best Actor (for Buster Larsen) and Best Supporting Actor (for Kurt Ravn). It was also entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.^[3]

Cast

• Buster Larsen as Jeppe
• Else Benedikte Madsen as Nille
• Henning Jensen as Baronen
• Kurt Ravn as Erik Lakaj
• Benny Poulsen as Baronens sekretær
• Paul Barfoed Møller as Jacob Skomager
• Axel Strøbye as Ridefogeden
• Arthur Jensen as Jacobæus Lakaj
• Claus Ryskjær as Peter Kane Lakaj
• Claus Nissen as Peder Hammer Lakaj
• Benny Bjerregaard as Severin
• Jonny Eliasen as Morten Lakaj
• Frank Andersen as Jacob Lakaj
• Ole Ishøy as Baron
• Ove Verner Hansen as Baron^[1]

References

1. "Jeppe of the hill". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
2. Schierbeck, O. (2018). Hvem Hvad Hvor i 80 erne. Et tiår i perspektiv (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. p. 215. ISBN 978-87-11-93717-4. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
3. "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

External links

• Jeppe på bjerget at IMDb