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Preben Harris is a Actor Danois born on 30 march 1935 at Copenhagen (Danemark)

Preben Harris

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Nationality Danemark
Birth 30 march 1935 (89 years) at Copenhagen (Danemark)

Preben Harris (born 30 March 1935) is a Danish film and stage actor.

Harris joined the Aarhus Theater in 1957 and worked in the Cinema of Denmark from 1964.

Usually with

Anders-Thomas Jensen
Anders-Thomas Jensen
(2 films)
Manon Rasmussen
Manon Rasmussen
(2 films)
Poul Reichhardt
Poul Reichhardt
(2 films)
Alice O'Fredericks
Alice O'Fredericks
(2 films)
Klaus Bondam
Klaus Bondam
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Preben Harris (10 films)

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In a Better World
In a Better World (2010)
, 1h53
Directed by Susanne Bier, Anders-Thomas Jensen
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes L'adolescence, Films set in Africa, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bodnia, Wil Johnson, Anette Støvelbæk
Rating75% 3.7973853.7973853.7973853.7973853.797385
Anton (Mikael Persbrandt) is a Swedish doctor who commutes between his home in Denmark and his work in a Sudanese refugee camp. In Sudan, he often treats female patients who are the victims of a sadistic warlord. Anton is married to Marianne (Trine Dyrholm), but they are separated, and struggling with the possibility of divorce over an affair that Anton had with another woman. They have two young sons, the older one being 12-year-old Elias (Markus Rygaard).
Facing the Truth
Facing the Truth (2002)
, 1h38
Directed by Nils Malmros
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama
Actors Jens Albinus, Søren Østergaard, Ida Dwinger, Anders Hove, Preben Harris, Simone Bendix
Rating73% 3.6854153.6854153.6854153.6854153.685415
The film opens in 1944, as a young fisherman who has suffered a stroke due to aneurysm is being attended to by a neurosurgeon, Dr. Richard Malmros (Jens Albinus). Malmros operates on the fisherman after injecting him with Thorotrast, a radioactive contrast medium and the operation is a success. However, 42 years later, the patient develops liver cancer and dies. His widow sues the hospital claiming that the Thorotrast caused the liver cancer. The story flashes back through the life of Richard Malmros. As a child he lived in poverty. His father is unemployed due to World War I. His childhood and later life are greatly influenced by his aunt who is a devout Christian and always warns about the danger of sin. The story continues through his schoolboy days, his university education, and his marriage, which he feels tricked into. The film focuses on the ambiguity of the 'truth' reported in the media as well as the personal dilemma that Richard Malmros faced: his knowledge of the dangers of Thorotrast, and the decision he had to make when there were no alternatives. He could use the Thorotrast, or risk having them die right there, and this was a decision he had to make. The old Richard acknowledges that if he had known what he knows today, clearly some patients should not have been given Thorotrast. Although he is vindicated in court, he remains haunted by feelings of guilt, which he carries from the strong influence of his aunt in his childhood.
Shake It All About
Shake It All About (2001)
, 1h38
Directed by Hella Joof
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Mads Mikkelsen, Troels Lyby, Charlotte Munck, Peter Frödin, Ghita Nørby, Ellen Hillingsø
Roles Poul
Rating59% 2.999062.999062.999062.999062.99906
The film is about a gay couple, Jørgen and Jacob, who live in a happy partnership. One day Jacob asks Jørgen to marry him, and he happily accepts. But then Jacob falls in love with the woman Caroline, who happens to be married to Tom - Jørgens brother!
In China They Eat Dogs
In China They Eat Dogs (1999)
, 1h31
Origin Danemark
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Kim Bodnia, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Dejan Čukić, Tomas Villum Jensen, Peter Gantzler, Søren Sætter-Lassen
Roles Erling
Rating72% 3.649993.649993.649993.649993.64999
Arvid, a bank teller, is dumped by his girlfriend for being too boring and dull. Hoping to put some excitement in his life, Arvid helps stop a robbery at the bank. The wife of the would-be bank robber tracks Arvid down and tells him her husband was robbing the bank only so he could pay for medical treatments so they could have a child. The title is a reference to an axiom Arvid's brother tells him: "In China, they eat dogs"; which makes him realize that there is no such thing as moral absolutism, and that whether something is right or wrong depends on the situation. Because of his revelation, he comes to sympathize with the bank robber. Imagining he can help the couple and prove himself to be a dangerous outlaw all at once, Arvid plots a robbery of his own bank with the help of his brother Harald and some fellow wannabe criminals.