He freed the slaves in 1848. He spoke out against the king and the government. He loved his wives equally. He was colorful, he was autocratic, he was Denmark's last governor-general of the West Indies, his name was Peter von Scholten. The film about him is a magnificent story of greatness, power, and stubbornness on the one hand, and of love, loyalty, and melancholy on the other. It is a colorful gallery of characters that depicts the times, the Dane in a foreign land—and the black man in relief to the white.
Directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
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Cast
Ole Ernst
Peter von Scholten
Karen-Lise Mynster
Anna von Scholten
Anna Adair
Datteren
Jesper Langberg
Frederik von Scholten
Henning Moritzen
Kong Christian VIII
Birgitte Federspiel
Dronning Caroline Amalie
Etta Cameron
Preben Kristensen
Bodil Udsen
Hans-Henrik Krause
Søren Pilmark
Dale Smith
Olaf Ussing
Preben Neergaard
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