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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1268

Hjertetyven

191721 minDenmark

Synopsis

Dancer Elva Marja dismisses the attentions of Henry Corner, a rich admirer who follows her from city to city. He responds by buying every ticket to her next performance, making himself her sole audience and turning his pursuit into an increasingly elaborate spectacle.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Danish.
This copy runs: 21:33
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Danish. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Lau Lauritzen Sr. · Public domain

Cast

Frederik Buch

Carl Schenstrøm

Gerhard Jessen

Erna Schøyen

DirectorsLau Lauritzen Sr.

Historical context

The film reached Norwegian cinemas in 1917, before its Danish release in 1919. This difference accounts for the two years associated with Lau Lauritzen's short comedy.

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Erna Schøyen — Gustav Borgen / Norwegian Museum of Cultural History; Norwegian Museum of Cultural History : accession number NFB.13325 · Public domain

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