Johnny Larsen

Johnny Larsen is a 1979 Danish drama film directed by Morten Arnfred.^[1] The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

Johnny Larsen
Film poster
Directed by	Morten Arnfred
Written by	John Nehm [da] Morten Arnfred
Produced by	Just Betzer
Starring	Allan Olsen [da; de]
Cinematography	Dirk Brüel
Release date	1 October 1979 (1979-10-01)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Cast

• Allan Olsen as Johnny Larsen
• Aksel Erhardtsen as Hans' father
• Jannie Faurschou [af; da; de; fr; no]
• Svend Hansson as The blacksmith
• Anne Marie Helger as Bagerjomfru
• Frits Helmuth as Johnnys father
• Ole Meyer [af; da] as Hans
• Ib Mossin as Værkføreren
• Elsebeth Nielsen as Britta, Johnnys girlfriend
• Finn Nielsen [da; de; sv] as Oversergenten
• Berthe Qvistgaard as Johnnys grandmother
• Kurt Ravn as Man Seeking Work
• Hanne Ribens [da] as Johnny's mother

Accolades

The film won the 1980 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film.^[3]

See also

• List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film