Baard Owe

Baard Owe was born on July 3, 1936 in Mosjøen, Norway as Baard Arne Owe. He is an actor and director, known for O'Horten (2007), Hodejegerne (2011) and Gertrud (1964). He is married to Marie-Louise Coninck. They have four children.

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Headhunters (2011)

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An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morten Tyldum
CAST:  Aksel Hennie  •  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau  •  Synnøve Macody Lund  •  Julie R. Ølgaard

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morten Tyldum
CAST:  Aksel Hennie  •  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau  •  Synnøve Macody Lund  •  Julie R. Ølgaard

The Kingdom (1994)

Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget", a number of characters, staff and patients alike, encounter bizarre phenomena, both human and supernatural.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Udo Kier  •  Ernst-Hugo Järegård  •  Laura Christensen  •  Baard Owe

Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget", a number of characters, staff and patients alike, encounter bizarre phenomena, both human and supernatural.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Udo Kier  •  Ernst-Hugo Järegård  •  Laura Christensen  •  Baard Owe

Europa (1991)

A young, idealist American gets a job as a train conductor for the Zentropa railway network in postwar, US-occupied Frankfurt. As various people try to take advantage of him, he soon finds his position politically sensitive, and gets caught up in a whirlpool of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Jean-Marc Barr  •  Barbara Sukowa  •  Udo Kier  •  Ernst-Hugo Järegård

A young, idealist American gets a job as a train conductor for the Zentropa railway network in postwar, US-occupied Frankfurt. As various people try to take advantage of him, he soon finds his position politically sensitive, and gets caught up in a whirlpool of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Jean-Marc Barr  •  Barbara Sukowa  •  Udo Kier  •  Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Gertrud (1964)

Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she pursues an idealized notion of love that will always elude her. She abandons her distinguished husband and embraces an affair with a young concert pianist, who falls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Theodor Dreyer
CAST:  Axel Strøbye  •  Nina Pens Rode  •  Bendt Rothe  •  Ebbe Rode

Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she pursues an idealized notion of love that will always elude her. She abandons her distinguished husband and embraces an affair with a young concert pianist, who falls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Theodor Dreyer
CAST:  Axel Strøbye  •  Nina Pens Rode  •  Bendt Rothe  •  Ebbe Rode

Torremolinos 73 (2003)

Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring legit filmmaker and her into an international sex symbol.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pablo Berger
CAST:  Javier Cámara  •  Candela Peña  •  Juan Diego  •  Fernando Tejero

Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring legit filmmaker and her into an international sex symbol.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pablo Berger
CAST:  Javier Cámara  •  Candela Peña  •  Juan Diego  •  Fernando Tejero

Second Sight (1994)

Maren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory Cap," Maren survives on her own, waiting for other people to discover her plight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ola Solum
CAST:  Julia Onsager Steen  •  Liv Bernhoft Osa  •  Bjørn Willberg Andersen  •  Reidar Sørensen

Maren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory Cap," Maren survives on her own, waiting for other people to discover her plight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ola Solum
CAST:  Julia Onsager Steen  •  Liv Bernhoft Osa  •  Bjørn Willberg Andersen  •  Reidar Sørensen

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier (1995)

Torben Skjødt Jensen’s elegant documentary is a collage of memories and reflections on one of cinema’s greatest directors. Visually rich and densely layered, Carl Th. Dreyer—My Metier illuminates an artist too little understood and too important to overlook. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Torben Skjødt Jensen
CAST:  Henning Jensen  •  Henning Bendtsen  •  Helene Falconetti  •  Birgitte Federspiel

Torben Skjødt Jensen’s elegant documentary is a collage of memories and reflections on one of cinema’s greatest directors. Visually rich and densely layered, Carl Th. Dreyer—My Metier illuminates an artist too little understood and too important to overlook. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Torben Skjødt Jensen
CAST:  Henning Jensen  •  Henning Bendtsen  •  Helene Falconetti  •  Birgitte Federspiel

Copenhagen (2014)

After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s hotel as part of an internship program, and they set off to find William’s last living ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Raso
CAST:  Gethin Anthony  •  Frederikke Dahl Hansen  •  Sebastian Armesto  •  Tamzin Merchant

After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s hotel as part of an internship program, and they set off to find William’s last living ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Raso
CAST:  Gethin Anthony  •  Frederikke Dahl Hansen  •  Sebastian Armesto  •  Tamzin Merchant

Forræderne (1983)

Two Danish youngsters see action in the USSR as volunteers in a special legion under German command in 1944-45. Returned to a camp in their native country, they go AWOL, having first killed a couple of officers. They are now being chased through a wintry Denmark by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ole Roos
CAST:  Allan Olsen  •  Ole Meyer  •  Sanne Salomonsen  •  Frank Visti

Two Danish youngsters see action in the USSR as volunteers in a special legion under German command in 1944-45. Returned to a camp in their native country, they go AWOL, having first killed a couple of officers. They are now being chased through a wintry Denmark by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ole Roos
CAST:  Allan Olsen  •  Ole Meyer  •  Sanne Salomonsen  •  Frank Visti

Bella (1970)

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DIRECTION:  Henning Ørnbak
CAST:  Bodil Kjer  •  Erik Wedersøe  •  Bendt Rothe  •  Kirsten Peüliche

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DIRECTION:  Henning Ørnbak
CAST:  Bodil Kjer  •  Erik Wedersøe  •  Bendt Rothe  •  Kirsten Peüliche

Charlie Butterfly (2002)

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DIRECTION:  Dariusz Steiness
CAST:  Baard Owe  •  Allan Vegenfeldt  •  Diana Axelsen  •  Vigga Bro

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DIRECTION:  Dariusz Steiness
CAST:  Baard Owe  •  Allan Vegenfeldt  •  Diana Axelsen  •  Vigga Bro

Christa (1971)

A gorgeous Danish international stewardess flirts brashly with her male passengers then beds them one after another in her Copenhagen home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack O'Connell
CAST:  Birte Tove  •  Baard Owe  •  Daniel Gélin  •  Paul Rossilli

A gorgeous Danish international stewardess flirts brashly with her male passengers then beds them one after another in her Copenhagen home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack O'Connell
CAST:  Birte Tove  •  Baard Owe  •  Daniel Gélin  •  Paul Rossilli

Medea (1988)

It is an adaptation of the Greek tragedy Medea from Euripides, a version where the Gods willing and intervations are absent. Medea is the tragic character that after helping Jason in the Voyage of the Argonauts (myth says that she has even sacrificed her own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Udo Kier  •  Kirsten Olesen  •  Henning Jensen  •  Solbjørg Højfeldt

It is an adaptation of the Greek tragedy Medea from Euripides, a version where the Gods willing and intervations are absent. Medea is the tragic character that after helping Jason in the Voyage of the Argonauts (myth says that she has even sacrificed her own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Udo Kier  •  Kirsten Olesen  •  Henning Jensen  •  Solbjørg Højfeldt

Andre omgang (2007)

Andre omgang is the story of a father and his two sons trying to adjust to life's later summers; the father becomes a member of a singles' club, Sverre joins a swingers club, and Erik finds a new woman to live with. The three of them are passionate supporters of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hilde Heier
CAST:  Martin Anda  •  Espen Reboli Bjerke  •  Aurora Calmeyer  •  Anne Marit Jacobsen

Andre omgang is the story of a father and his two sons trying to adjust to life's later summers; the father becomes a member of a singles' club, Sverre joins a swingers club, and Erik finds a new woman to live with. The three of them are passionate supporters of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hilde Heier
CAST:  Martin Anda  •  Espen Reboli Bjerke  •  Aurora Calmeyer  •  Anne Marit Jacobsen

Black Harvest (1993)

Family drama set in the Danish countryside in the turn of the century. A wealthy landowner is an evil and corrupt womaniser with several illegitimate offspring in addition to his beautiful family. Nobody stands up to him except his feisty 17-year-old daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anders Refn
CAST:  Ole Ernst  •  Sofie Gråbøl  •  Marika Lagercrantz  •  Philip Zandén

Family drama set in the Danish countryside in the turn of the century. A wealthy landowner is an evil and corrupt womaniser with several illegitimate offspring in addition to his beautiful family. Nobody stands up to him except his feisty 17-year-old daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anders Refn
CAST:  Ole Ernst  •  Sofie Gråbøl  •  Marika Lagercrantz  •  Philip Zandén

What No One Knows (2008)

When Thomas´ sister dies in an accident, he discovers that her death may be connected to their deceased father´s work in military intelligence. As Thomas embarks on an investigation he soon finds himself and his family under surveillance by an unknown group of people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
CAST:  Anders W. Berthelsen  •  Sarah Boberg  •  Sonja Richter  •  Ghita Nørby

When Thomas´ sister dies in an accident, he discovers that her death may be connected to their deceased father´s work in military intelligence. As Thomas embarks on an investigation he soon finds himself and his family under surveillance by an unknown group of people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
CAST:  Anders W. Berthelsen  •  Sarah Boberg  •  Sonja Richter  •  Ghita Nørby

Beyond (2000)

During the final days of WWII, chaos ruled. The German submarine U-461 went down along with its entire crew just off the coast of Denmark. U-461 however, was no ordinary submarine. 50 years after the war ended, two brothers go scuba diving for fun and discover that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Åke Sandgren
CAST:  Robert Hansen  •  Ralf J. Hollander  •  Otto Brandenburg  •  Jytte Abildstrøm

During the final days of WWII, chaos ruled. The German submarine U-461 went down along with its entire crew just off the coast of Denmark. U-461 however, was no ordinary submarine. 50 years after the war ended, two brothers go scuba diving for fun and discover that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Åke Sandgren
CAST:  Robert Hansen  •  Ralf J. Hollander  •  Otto Brandenburg  •  Jytte Abildstrøm

The Kingdom II (1997)

Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget", "Riget" means "the realm" or "the kingdom" and leads one to think of "dødsriget", the realm of the dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier  •  Morten Arnfred
CAST:  Udo Kier  •  Ernst-Hugo Järegård  •  Kirsten Rolffes  •  Holger Juul Hansen

Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget", "Riget" means "the realm" or "the kingdom" and leads one to think of "dødsriget", the realm of the dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier  •  Morten Arnfred
CAST:  Udo Kier  •  Ernst-Hugo Järegård  •  Kirsten Rolffes  •  Holger Juul Hansen

Flaming Fire Chief (1976)

A festive crime comedy about a confused innkeeper who involuntarily finds himself becoming entangled in a larger crime-affair where the villains have stolen and smuggled a precious diamond baked in a cake ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ib Mossin
CAST:  Axel Strøbye  •  Kai Løvring  •  Ulf Pilgaard  •  Baard Owe

A festive crime comedy about a confused innkeeper who involuntarily finds himself becoming entangled in a larger crime-affair where the villains have stolen and smuggled a precious diamond baked in a cake ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ib Mossin
CAST:  Axel Strøbye  •  Kai Løvring  •  Ulf Pilgaard  •  Baard Owe

The Christmas Party (2009)

When Anders Bo begins his new job as a car salesman, he is given the special task of infiltrating the small competing car shop, Holger's Auto during their annual Christmas party and steal their customer file. As Anders Bo romps through the commotion and antics of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rasmus Heide
CAST:  Thure Lindhardt  •  Thomas Voss  •  Julie R. Ølgaard  •  Dick Kaysø

When Anders Bo begins his new job as a car salesman, he is given the special task of infiltrating the small competing car shop, Holger's Auto during their annual Christmas party and steal their customer file. As Anders Bo romps through the commotion and antics of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rasmus Heide
CAST:  Thure Lindhardt  •  Thomas Voss  •  Julie R. Ølgaard  •  Dick Kaysø
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