The Ballad of Carl-Henning
1969, Danish. Directed by Lene Grønlykke & Sven Grønlykke.
Carl-Henning (Jasper Klein) is a young man working as an apprentice on a dairy farm in the Danish marshland. When he isn't working, he tinkers on a disabled car and dreams of a young girl who is a local student. After a few too many beers one night, he steals some money from the till at work. He is caught by the foreman, who beats the young man. Carl-Henning defends himself and knocks the man down a flight of stairs. Convinced he has murdered the man, Carl runs away and joins up with a traveling carnival. Although the foreman has only a slight bump on the head and all is forgiven, Carl never receives word he is welcome to return and begins a series of adventures that take him far beyond the farm.
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- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
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- Released
- 7 April 1969
- Original title
- Balladen om Carl-Henning
- Country
- Denmark
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The Ballad of Carl-Henning isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 April 1969. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Ballad of Carl-Henning?
The Ballad of Carl-Henning (1969) was directed by Lene Grønlykke and Sven Grønlykke and stars Jesper Klein, Paul Hüttel, Inge Baaring.