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)

Cast

Jørgen Lund

Kong Christian d. 4.

Carl Petersen

Erik Walkendorff, herre til Højstrup

Agnes Lorentzen

Elisabeth Munk, Walkendorfs myndling

Franz Skondrup

Albert Ebbesen, kgl. lensmand

Ludvig Nathansen

Poul Flemming, hofmand i kongens følge

Christian Nobel

Henrik Rud, hofmand i kongens følge

Victoria Petersen

Karen, en bondekone

Karen Møller

Agnete, Karens datter

Oscar Stribolt

Bjørn Olufson, hushovmester på Højstrup

Hr. Pederstrup