Erasmus Montanus

Overview

Danish farmer's son Rasmus Berg has been given a costly education in Copenhagen, and when he returns, he speaks Latin to his parents, and Latinises his name as Erasmus Montanus. He wants to "dispute", and goes on to "prove" a number of absurdities, such as that his mother is a rock. He is contrasted to his brother Jacob who is only interested in knowledge which of practical application.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1973

Original language

Danish

Spoken languages

Danish

Countries

Denmark

Production

DR

Cast

Lone Hertz,Erik Wedersøe,Niels Borksand,Per Bentzon Goldschmidt,Guri Richter,Marie Brink,Benny Hansen,Preben Lerdorff Rye,Poul Reichhardt,Ejner Federspieland 2 more

Director

Kaspar Rostrup

Writer

Ludvig Holberg

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0326857