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Cast
Ebbe Rode
as Kurt Bergholtz
Bjarne Forchhammer
as Lektor Ejnar Bergholtz
Ib Schønberg
as Redaktør Oscar Bergholtz
Ellen Gottschalch
as Maja Bergholtz
Erni Arneson
as Esther Wulff
Helle Virkner
as Britta Wulff
Hans Egede Budz
as Professor Axel Wulff
Vera Gebuhr
as Marianne Beyer
Agnes Thorberg-Wieth
as Cast
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1947
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageDanish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes3
DirectorOle Palsbo
WritersMårten Edlund, Fleming Lynge
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsTake What You Want
About Take What You Want
Consul Bergholtz is ill and will probably die soon. Family members gather at her bedside, each with the expectation of receiving a share of the impending inheritance. Among the heirs are her sons, the alcoholic editor Oscar and the homosexual lecturer Ejnar, as well as their pretty and recently divorced sister Esther. But when her grandson, the cunning and unscrupulous businessman Kurt, shows up, the intrigues are stoked. Kurt couldn't care less about good manners and cultural veneer; he simply takes what he wants.
Directed by Ole Palsbo, Take What You Want leans on a strong ensemble — Ebbe Rode, Bjarne Forchhammer, Ib Schønberg — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1947.
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