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'The Girls Are Willing' is a 1958 Danish comedy film directed by Gabriel Axel. It was chosen as Denmark's official submission to the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It was also entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.

'Guld og grnne skove' was only Gabriel Axel's third feature film as a director, and from it came out in 1958, it took exactly 30 years before in 1988 he won his Academy Award for 'Babette's Feast.

Plot



The two small islands, Hven and Birk, have been in a decade-long conflict, and it therefore creates big problems when three young men from one island falls in love with three beautiful, young girls from the neighbouring island. Nothing could be more unlikely than a marriage between the islands - let alone three! But one day oil is found on the first island - causing a veritable invasion of the US oil company, American Super Oil Company. And then the whole little sleepy community is turned completely upside down ...

Cast



* Axel Bang - Sognerdsformand Kristian Kristiansen

* Henny Lindorff Buckhj - Martha

* Verner Tholsgaard - Theo

* Ole Larsen - Postmester Lars Peter

* Else-Marie - Thyra

* Mogens Viggo Petersen - Ole

* Vals Holm - Kbmand Anton

* Cay Kristiansen - Hans

* Anna Henriques-Nielsen - Jensine

* Vilhelm Henriques - Organist Mattis

* Einar Reim - Pastor Breining

* Keld Markuslund - Skolelrer

* Karl Stegger - Sognefoged Sren

* Hanne Winther-Jrgensen - Rigmor

* Judy Gringer - Anna

See also



* List of submissions to the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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