Qivitoq (1956)
Overview
A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiance, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark. There she enters into a tense and often confrontational relationship with Jens, a quiet moody Dane who manages a trading company outpost. Meanwhile, Jens is trying to persuade a Greenlander named Pavia to become a company fisherman, despite Pavia's fear of alienating his fellow villagers and upsetting the spirit, Qivitoq.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | da |
| Popularity | 0.726 |
Directed By
Erik Balling
Crew
Erik Balling
O. Dalsgaard-Olsen
Leck Fischer
Carsten Dahl
Poul Pedersen
Svend Erik Tarp
Kai Rasch
Inger Bjarne
Jens E. Hansen
TOP CAST
Poul Reichhardt
Jens Lauritzen
Astrid Villaume
Eva Nygaard
Gunnar Lauring
Marius Mariboe
Randi Michelsen
Fru Mariboe
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Dr. Erik Halsøe
Kirsten Rolffes
Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage
Niels Platou
Pavia
Justus Larsen
Nuka
Dorthe Reimer
Naja
Johanne Larsen
Cæcilie
Edward Sivertsen
Zakarias
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