The Ballad of Carl-Henning (1969)

Carl-Henning (Jasper Klein) is a young man working as an apprentice on a dairy farm in the Danish marshland. When he isn't working, he tinkers on a disabled car and dreams of a young girl who is a local student. After a few too many beers one night, he steals some money from the till at work. He is caught by the foreman, who beats the young man. Carl-Henning defends himself and knocks the man down a flight of stairs. Convinced he has murdered the man, Carl runs away and joins up with a traveling carnival. Although the foreman has only a slight bump on the head and all is forgiven, Carl never receives word he is welcome to return and begins a series of adventures that take him far beyond the farm.

Released April 7, 1969 85 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.youth-boy, imdb.f-rated, imdb.aalborg-denmark, imdb.young-man, imdb.motorcycle, imdb.gas-station, imdb.friendship + 6 more, imdb.drowning, imdb.dairy, imdb.community, imdb.car-race, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.theft