Babette's Feast (1987)
Overview
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,398,938.00 |
| Original Language | da |
| Popularity | 8.893 |
Directed By
Gabriel Axel
Crew
Finn Henriksen
Karen Blixen
Gabriel Axel
Just Betzer
Per Nørgaard
Gabriel Axel
Benni Korzen
Bo Christensen
Pernille Siesbye
Henning Kristiansen
Pia Myrdal
Sonja Vesterholt
Jesper Find
Peter Klitgaard
Niels Bjørn Larsen
Annemarie Aaes
Karl Lagerfeld
Birger Bohm
Peter Obeling Johannsen
Annelise Hauberg
Torben Bækmark Pedersen
Peter Gabriel Mørch
Sven Wichmann
Roald Pay
Karen Bentzon
Hans-Eric Ahrn
TOP CAST
Stéphane Audran
Babette Hersant
Bodil Kjer
Filippa
Birgitte Federspiel
Martine
Jarl Kulle
Gen. Lorens Löwenhielm
Jean-Philippe Lafont
Achille Papin
Bibi Andersson
Swedish Lady-in-Waiting
Ghita Nørby
Narrator (voice)
Thomas Antoni
Swedish Lieutenant
Hanne Stensgaard
Young Filippa
Vibeke Hastrup
Young Martine
Gudmar Wivesson
Young Lorens Löwenhielm
Bendt Rothe
Old Nielsen
Gert Bastian
Poor Man
Viggo Bentzon
Fisherman in Rowboat
Lisbeth Movin
The Widow
Preben Lerdorff Rye
The Captain
Cay Kristiansen
Poul
Axel Strøbye
The Coach
Erik Petersen
Erik
Ebbe Rode
Christopher
Ebba With
Löwenhielm's Aunt
Pouel Kern
The Minister
Finn Nielsen
Larsen the Grocer
Holger Perfort
Karlsen
Therese Højgaard Christensen
Martha
Lars Lohmann
Fisherman
Tine Miehe-Renard
Löwenhielm's Wife
Tina Kiberg
Filippa (singing voice)
Else Petersen
Solveig
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