Erasmus Montanus
1973, Danish. Directed by Kaspar Rostrup.
Danish farmer's son Rasmus Berg has been given a costly education in Copenhagen, and when he returns, he speaks Latin to his parents, and Latinises his name as Erasmus Montanus. He wants to "dispute", and goes on to "prove" a number of absurdities, such as that his mother is a rock. He is contrasted to his brother Jacob who is only interested in knowledge which of practical application.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
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Cast & crew
- Kaspar RostrupDirector
- Niels BorksandStudenten
- Marie BrinkNille
- Per Bentzon GoldschmidtNiels Korporal
- Lone HertzLisbed
- Buster LarsenPer Degn
- Ole LarsenJeppe Berg
- Preben Lerdorff RyeThe Lieutenant
- Poul ReichhardtJesper Ridefoged
- Guri RichterMagdalone
- Erik WedersøeRasmus Berg
- Benny HansenJacob
- Ejner FederspielJeronimus
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1973
- Country
- Denmark
- Written by
- Ludvig Holberg
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Erasmus Montanus runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Erasmus Montanus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1973. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Erasmus Montanus?
Erasmus Montanus (1973) was directed by Kaspar Rostrup and stars Niels Borksand, Marie Brink, Per Bentzon Goldschmidt.