A Fortunate Man

A Fortunate Man

2018•2h 42m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(170)

A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite. As he rises through the ranks of society, the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.

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Production

Nordisk Film Denmark, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje, FilmFyn, Satel Film

Language

DA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Esben Smed

Esben Smed

Lykke-Per

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

Jakobe Salomon

Benjamin Kitter

Benjamin Kitter

Ivan Salomon

Julie Christiansen

Julie Christiansen

Nanny Salomon

Rasmus Bjerg

Rasmus Bjerg

Eybert

Ole Lemmeke

Ole Lemmeke

Delft

Sara Viktoria

Sara Viktoria

Inger

Sophie Marie Jeppesen

Sophie Marie Jeppesen

Lisbeth

Tommy Kenter

Tommy Kenter

Philip Salomon

Tammi Øst

Tammi Øst

Lea Salomon

Jens Albinus

Jens Albinus

Eberhardt Sidenius

Paul Hüttel

Paul Hüttel

Oberst Bjerregrav

Anders Hove

Anders Hove

Pastor Sidenius

Elsebeth Steentoft

Elsebeth Steentoft

Fru Sidenius

Mei Oulund

Mei Oulund

Fru Blomberg

Karl Fischer

Karl Fischer

Professor Pfefferkorn

Claus Flygare

Claus Flygare

Pastor Blomberg

Johannes Nymark

Johannes Nymark

Proprietær Brück

Mette Munk Plum

Mette Munk Plum

Portnerske

Peter Hald

Peter Hald

Dyhring

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