Elves' Hill

Overview

The first film adaptation of Heiberg’s classic play about a superstitious mother, Karen, the elf-maiden Agnete and King Christian IV. Two infants are swapped at birth. Noble-born Elisabeth Munk is found on Elverhøjen (Elves’ Hill) and is brought up as Agnete, a peasant girl, whom all the locals believe to be an elf-maiden. She meets a noble knight, Sir Ebbesen, and the pair fall in love. But Sir Ebbesen is expected to marry a woman of his own noble standing – none other than the girl erroneously brought up as Elisabeth Munk. Suspecting that there is something fishy about the entire affair, King Christian IV sets out for Elves’ Hill to discover the truth of the matter. (stumfilm.dk)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 29, 1910

Original language

Danish

Countries

Denmark

Production

Biorama

Cast

Victoria Petersen,Agnes Lorentzen,Ludvig Nathansen,Oscar Stribolt,Christian Nobel,Franz Skondrup,Hr. Pederstrup,Jørgen Lund,Karen Møller,Carl Petersen

Director

Jørgen Lund

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0001195