The Earth Is Flat (1977)

ALL 03/19/1977 (da) Comedy 116 Min
  • Release
    03/19/1977
  • Production
    Det Danske Filminstitut
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    Jorden er flad
  • Original language
    da
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat is based on the play Erasmus Montanus, from the classical era in Danish literature, by Ludvig Holberg. Director Henrik Stangerup had the play translated into Portuguese, and adapted it for filming in contemporary Brazil. In this comic movie, a group of villagers have scrimped and saved to send their fellow villager Erasmus Montanus (Fausto Wolff) away for an education. When the boy returns to his village, he is stuffed full of book-learning of a kind which is of absolutely no use to those of the village. The boy, rather than seeing his situation clearly, continues to spout learned platitudes, including the incredible observation, "the earth is round," supported by nothing other than his authority as an "educated man." Understandably, his posturing provokes derision.

  1. Henrik Stangerup

    Director

  2. Story



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Casts

  1. Fausto Wolf

    Erasmo Montanha

  2. Wilson Grey

    Joaquim Montanha

  3. Lúcia Mello

    Nillinha Montanha

  4. Abel Prazer

    Maneco Montanha

  5. Thelma Reston

    Madalena de Oliveira

  6. Paulo Fortes

    Geronte de Oliveira

  7. Gloria Cristal

    Lisinha de Oliveira

  8. Fabio Camargo

    Dom Pedroca

  9. Luis Pelegrini

    Arlequim

  10. Milton Luiz

    Dom Sebastião

  11. Torben Bille

    Deus Ex Machina

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 11 , Crews : 14

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The Earth Is Flat (1977) 116 Min

ALL 03/19/1977 (da)
Comedy
  • Release 03/19/1977
  • Production
    Det Danske Filminstitut
  • Original title Jorden er flad
  • da
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat is based on the play Erasmus Montanus, from the classical era in Danish literature, by Ludvig Holberg. Director Henrik Stangerup had the play translated into Portuguese, and adapted it for filming in contemporary Brazil. In this comic movie, a group of villagers have scrimped and saved to send their fellow villager Erasmus Montanus (Fausto Wolff) away for an education. When the boy returns to his village, he is stuffed full of book-learning of a kind which is of absolutely no use to those of the village. The boy, rather than seeing his situation clearly, continues to spout learned platitudes, including the incredible observation, "the earth is round," supported by nothing other than his authority as an "educated man." Understandably, his posturing provokes derision.

  1. Henrik Stangerup

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Hilde L. Trier

    Editor

  4. Henrik Stangerup, Thorkild Kristensen

    Producer