Krummerne, or The Crumbs, is a Danish film series about the family Krumborg and particularly the boy 'Krumme' (Laus Høybye). They are loosely based on Thøger Birkeland's popular children's book series.

Krummerne
Directed bySven Methling (Krummerne 1-3, Krummernes jul)
Morten Lorentzen (Krummerne - så er det jul igen)
Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg (Krummerne - alt på spil)
Hans Kristensen (Krummernes Jul)
Jette Termann (Krummernes Jul)
Written byJohn Stefan Olsen
Music byRasmus Schwenger
Michael Hardinger
Simon Ravn
Release date
1991-2014
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

The first film in the series, the eponymous Krummerne, was theatrically released on 4 October 1991. Despite lukewarm reviews, the film was a commercial success with over 850,000 cinema admissions, becoming one of the most watched films of all time within Denmark.[1] Notable filming took place in Kongens Lyngby and Charlottenlund.

Films

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  • Krummerne (The Crumbs) – 1991[2]
  • Krummerne 2 - Stakkels Krumme (Krummerne 2 - Poor Krumme) – 1992[3]
  • Krummerne 3 - Fars gode idé (Krummerne 3 - Father's good idea) – 1994[4]
  • Krummerne - Så er det jul igen (Krummerne - Then it's Christmas again) – 2006[5]
  • Krummerne - alt på spil (Krummerne - all at stake) – 2014[6]

Television series

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Krummernes Jul was released as a 'TV Christmas calendar' series broadcast on TV 2 throughout the month of December 1996 in the lead up to Christmas.[7]

Cast

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Characters Film Krummernes Jul
(1996)
Krummerne
(1991)
Krummerne 2 - Stakkels Krumme
(1992)
Krummerne 3 - Fars gode idé
(1994)
Krummerne - Så er det jul igen
(2006)
Krummerne - alt på spil
(2014)
Krumme Laus Høybye Benjamin Rothenborg Vibe Jamie Morton Victor Stoltenberg Nielsen Per Damgaard Hansen
Krumme's mother Karen-Lise Mynster Vibeke Hastrup Lisbeth Wulff Karen-Lise Mynster
Krumme's father (Jens Krumborg) Dick Kaysø Henning Valin Jakobsen Dick Kaysø
Stine (Krumme's sister) Line Kruse Neel Rønholt Martine Ølbye Hjejle Line Kruse
Grunk (Krumme's younger brother) Lukas Forchhammer Julius Bundgaard Luca Reichardt Ben Coker Lukas Forchhammer
Boris Peter Schrøder
Ivan Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen
Caretaker (Svendsen) Buster Larsen Paul Hagen Tommy Kenter Paul Hagen
Ms. Ingeborg Olsen Elin Reimer Elin Reimer
Yrsa Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg Liv Forsberg Annabella Høeg Sørensen Amalie Dollerup
Schoolteacher Preben Kristensen Preben Kristensen
Tom Christian Potalivo Robert Hansen
Ms. Jensen (Ms. Olsen's neighbour) Sonja Oppenhagen Sonja Oppenhagen

References

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  1. ^ "Behind the Figures 2017 Queue at the ticket door rarely leads to Oscar nominations". Danmarks Statistik. Danmarks Statistik. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Krummerne". danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Krummerne 2 - Stakkels Krumme". danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Krummerne 3 - Fars gode idé". danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Krummerne - så er det jul igen". danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Krummerne - alt på spil". danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Krummernes jul". danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2019.