Peter von Scholten Poster

Peter von Scholten

Not Rated Drama History

Starring: Ole Ernst, Karen-Lise Mynster, Anna Adair, Jesper Langberg, Henning Moritzen

Writer: Sven Holm

Release Date:
February 27, 1987
Ratings:
5.3 / 10
Director:
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Companies:
Metronome Productions

Overview

He freed the slaves in 1848. He spoke out against the king and the government. He loved his wives equally. He was colorful, he was autocratic, he was Denmark's last governor-general of the West Indies, his name was Peter von Scholten. The film about him is a magnificent story of greatness, power, and stubbornness on the one hand, and of love, loyalty, and melancholy on the other. It is a colorful gallery of characters that depicts the times, the Dane in a foreign land—and the black man in relief to the white.