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Charley's Aunt
Charles and Peter have passed their law degree and are looking forward to wooing a few girls in the country. For that, they need a chaperone and persuade their fellow student Ditlev to play Charles's aunt from Brazil. Ditlev has a talent for acting and takes the role very seriously, but when Charles's real aunt turns up, things get complicated.
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Charles and Peter have passed their law degree and are looking forward to wooing a few girls in the country. For that, they need a chaperone and persuade their fellow student Ditlev to play Charles's aunt from Brazil. Ditlev has a talent for acting and takes the role very seriously, but when Charles's real aunt turns up, things get complicated.
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Genre:Comedy, Family
Written By:Arvid Müller
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Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:Saga Studio
Cast
Poul Bang
Director
Dirch Passer
Ditlev Greve Lensby
Ove Sprogøe
Charles Smith
Ebbe Langberg
Peter Ahlevig
Ghita Nørby
Laura Hornemann
Annie Birgit Garde
Lone Hornemann
Birgitte Federspiel
Donna Lucia d` Alvadorez
Susse Wold
Henriette
Hans W. Petersen
Etatsråd Ludvig Lohmann
Holger Juul Hansen
Rittmeister Frederik Ahlevig
Keld Markuslund
Butler Olufsen
Vivi Svendsen
Kitchen Girl Kristine
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