Johnny Larsen

Johnny Larsen

101 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 1, 1979

From a working class coming-of-age novel, Morten Arnfred fashioned his feature film to recapture the feel, the sting, the pain, but also the spirit of solidarity of the 1950s in the metropolitan city of Copenhagen: at the center, young Johnny, helpless, hapless, happy, unhappy, going through the motions of growing up. Bodil awards: Best Film and Best Actor (Allan Olsen).

Johnny Larsen

101 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 1, 1979

Johnny Larsen
From a working class coming-of-age novel, Morten Arnfred fashioned his feature film to recapture the feel, the sting, the pain, but also the spirit of solidarity of the 1950s in the metropolitan city of Copenhagen: at the center, young Johnny, helpless, hapless, happy, unhappy, going through the motions of growing up. Bodil awards: Best Film and Best Actor (Allan Olsen).
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Panorama-Film
Original title Johnny Larsen
Directors Morten Arnfred
Writers John Nehm, Morten Arnfred

Cast

Allan Olsen

as Johnny Larsen

Aksel Erhardtsen

as Hans' father

Anne Marie Helger

as Bagerjomfru