| Ditte Menneskebarn | |
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 Front cover of the Danish DVD for Ditte Menneskebarn | |
| Directed by | Bjarne Henning-Jensen Jon Iversen |
| Written by | Bjarne Henning-Jensen Martin Andersen Nexø (novel) |
| Produced by | Erik Balling |
| Starring | Tove Maës |
| Cinematography | Verner Jensen |
| Edited by | Edla Hansen |
| Music by | Herman D. Koppel Poul Schierbeck |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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Running time | 104 min. |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
Ditte, Child of Man (Danish: Ditte Menneskebarn) is a 1946 socio-realistic Danish drama directed by Bjarne Henning-Jensen based on the novel by Martin Andersen Nexø. The film stars Tove Maës in the tragic story of an impoverished young girl who becomes the victim of harsh social conditions. The film has been noted as the first example of the more realistic and serious Danish film in the post-World War II era.[1] Ditte, Child of Man is one of the ten films listed in Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture.[2]
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