Qivitoq (1956)
1h 59m
Running Time
November 6, 1956Release Date
Qivitoq (1956)
1h 59m
Running Time
November 6, 1956Release Date
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Poul Reichhardt
Jens Lauritzen
Astrid Villaume
Eva Nygaard
Gunnar Lauring
Marius Mariboe
Randi Michelsen
Fru Mariboe
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Dr. Erik Halsøe
Erik Balling
Director
Kirsten Rolffes
Sygeplejerske Kirsten Prage
Niels Platou
Pavia
Leck Fischer
Writer
Justus Larsen
Nuka
Svend Erik Tarp
Composer
Dorthe Reimer
Naja
Poul Pedersen
Cinematographer
Johanne Larsen
Cæcilie
Carsten Dahl
Editor
Edward Sivertsen
Zakarias
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 6, 1956
Original NameQivitoq - fjeldgængeren
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Filming LocationsSaqqaq · Ilulissat, Greenland
Genres
Wiki.
Qivitoq - Fjeldgængeren (English: Qivitoq - The Mountain Hiker) is a 1956 Danish drama film directed by Erik Balling and starring Poul Reichhardt and Astrid Villaume. The movie was filmed entirely on location in Greenland. It was nominated both for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and for the Palme D'Or at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.