Jeppe på bjerget (English: Jeppe of the Hill) is a 1981 Danish film directed by Kaspar Rostrup. The script, written by Henning Bahs, was based on a play of the same name by Ludvig Holberg.
The film was produced by Nordisk Film and debuted on 16 February 1981. It won three Bodil Awards: Best Film, Best Actor (for Buster Larsen) and Best Supporting Actor (for Kurt Ravn). It was also entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
Synopsis A baron and his people decide to capture the poor peasant Jeppe and put him in the lord's bed to see his reaction.
Cast Buster Larsen as Jeppe Else Benedikte Madsen as Nille Henning Jensen as Baronen Kurt Ravn as Erik Lakaj Benny Poulsen as Baronens sekretær Paul Barfoed Møller as Jacob Skomager Axel Strøbye as Ridefogeden Arthur Jensen as Jacobæus Lakaj Claus Ryskjær as Peter Kane Lakaj Claus Nissen as Peder Hammer Lakaj Benny Bjerregaard as Severin Jonny Eliasen as Morten Lakaj Frank Andersen as Jacob Lakaj Ole Ishøy as Baron Ove Verner Hansen as Baron
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