---
title: 'Ditte, Child of Man (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jon Iversen'
released: '1946-12-20'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ditte-child-of-man-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038482/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ditte, Child of Man (1946)

1946 · 104 min · Drama · Denmark

Original title: Ditte Menneskebarn

## Synopsis

Ditte, Child of Man is a 1946 socio-realistic Danish drama directed by Bjarne Henning-Jensen based on the novel by Martin Andersen Nexø. The film stars Tove Maës in the tragic story of an impoverished young girl who becomes the victim of harsh social conditions. The film has been noted as the first example of the more realistic and serious Danish film in the post-World War II era. Ditte, Child of Man is one of the ten films listed in Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jon Iversen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-iversen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herman David Koppel](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-david-koppel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Verner Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/verner-jensen)
- **Editor:** [Edla Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/edla-hansen)

## Cast

- [Walther Andreasen](https://cinepixo.com/people/walther-andreasen)
- [Per Buckhøj](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-buckh-j)
- [Kirsten Andreasen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirsten-andreasen)
- [Ebbe Rode](https://cinepixo.com/people/ebbe-rode)
- [Karl Jørgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-j-rgensen)
- [Helge Matzen](https://cinepixo.com/people/helge-matzen)
- [Rasmus Ottesen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rasmus-ottesen)
- [Valsø Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/vals-holm)
- [Maria Garland](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-garland)
- [Helga Frier](https://cinepixo.com/people/helga-frier)
- [Verna Olesen](https://cinepixo.com/people/verna-olesen)
- [Jette Kehlet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jette-kehlet)
- [Poul Secher](https://cinepixo.com/people/poul-secher)
- [Karen Lykkehus](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-lykkehus)
- [Edith Hermansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-hermansen)

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