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1954 · 92 mins · Danish
Directed by
Alice O’Fredericks
Starring
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen, William Rosenberg, Karl Stegger, Poul Reichhardt, Paul Hagen, Ingolf David

After arriving in Denmark too late to see his dying mother, Anders learns from her lawyer that he is the illegitimate son of a wealthy estate owner. He assumes a false identity, takes a job on the sprawling farm, and becomes entangled in a love triangle, first with a maid and later with an ambitious gold‑digger.

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