Paw (also known as Boy of Two Worlds) is a 1959 Danish film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen.
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Directed by | Astrid Henning-Jensen |
Screenplay by | Astrid Henning-Jensen Bjarne Henning-Jensen[1] |
Based on | Paw, der Indianerjunge by Torry Gredsted[1] |
Produced by | Mogens Skot-Hansen |
Starring | Jimmy Sterman |
Cinematography | Henning Bendtsen |
Edited by | Anker Sørensen |
Music by | Herman D. Koppel[1] |
Production company | Laterna Film[1] |
Distributed by | United States: G. G. Communications[1] |
Release dates | Denmark: 18 December 1959 United States: April 1970[1] |
Running time | Denmark: 100 minutes[1] United States: 88 minutes[1] |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
A boy from the Caribbean, affected by the deaths of his parents and maiden aunt, escapes to the Danish forest.[2]
Paw was originally released in Denmark in December 1959.[1] It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[3] and was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.[4] In the United States, the film was released in April 1970 by G. G. Communications under the title Boy from Two Worlds; twelve minutes were cut from the original 100-minute running time.[1] In his Family Guide to Movies on Video, Henry Herx deemed it "a very engaging children's movie ... that will also interest adults".[2]
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