Denmark / Aug 25, 2011 / 11
A biography of the Danish actor and comedian, Dirch Passer
1h 56min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Opening in the seductive style of the sixties, »A Funny Man« uncovers the perennial loneliness that comedian Dirch Passer (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) has found himself in after a fast-tracked rise to fame. He struggles between his own desire to gain critical respect and servicing the audience¿s needs. Costing his kindred friendship to on-stage partner Kjeld Petersen (Lars Ranthe) Dirch takes on Steinbeck's classic »Of Mice and Men«, only for the audience to break out in laughter at his first line. Dirch's Lennie becomes a running joke, and so has, Dirch believes, his own life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Laura Bro | Sitter Horne-Rasmussen |
| Martin Buch | Preben Kaas |
| Malou Reymann | Bente Askjær |
| Silja Eriksen Jensen | Judy Gringer |
| Kristian Halken | Lommers assistent |
| Peter Reichhardt | Klaus Pagh (scenes deleted) |
| Sarah Grünewald | Vicky |
| Marie Dietz | |
| Alberte Elvira Nørregaard | |
| Uffe Rørbæk Madsen | |
| Klaus Bondam | Hjertelæge |
| Jacob Levin-Christensen | |
| Anna Helligsøe Haahr | |
| Sasha Sofie Lund | |
| Hans Henrik Clemensen | Læge |
| Esben Pretzmann | Charles Tante, høj mand |
| Tom Jensen |
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| Signe Lindkvist | Glædespige |
| Mads Riisom | Stamherren, høj mand |
| Tom Hale | |
| Anders Heinrichsen | |
| Mads Knarreborg | |
| Simone Lykke | Suffløse |
| Per Bruun | |
| Henriette Charma | |
| Julie Sven Thalund | |
| Ole Dupont | Professor Welling (uncredited) |
| Jesper Riefensthal | |
| Charlotte Amalie Kirkegaard Kehlet | |
| Frederikke Cecilie Bertelsen | Inge |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dirch |
| Original language | Dansk (DA) |
| Spoken languages | Dansk |
| Production countries | Denmark |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Koncern TV og film |
| Release date | 25 agosto 2011 |
| Production | Mikael Chr. Rieks, Louise Birk Hastrup |
| Writer | Martin Zandvliet, Anders Frithiof August |
| Editing | Per Sandholt |
| Cinematography | Jesper Tøffner, Karsten Jacobsen |
| Assistant directors | Martin Zandvliet |
| Camera operators | Karsten Jacobsen, Jesper Tøffner |
| Additional photography | Jesper Tøffner, Karsten Jacobsen |
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| Production design | Peter Grant, Charlotte Garnov |
| Art direction | Peter Grant, Charlotte Garnov |
| Set decoration | Peter Grant, Charlotte Garnov |
| Music | Sune Martin |
| Sound | Sune Martin |
| Costume design | Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen |
| Makeup | Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen |
| Hairstyling | Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen |
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