A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. A fictional character, Rasmus Nielsen, travels around the country, first as a traveling teacher, later in other positions, and through his experiences we are introduced to the conditions of various population groups. The central figure in the portrayal of historical figures is the politician Orla Lehmann.
Length 106 minutes
Svend Methling | Ebbe Rode | Angelo Bruun | Rasmus Ottesen | Mogens Wieth | Karen Berg | Kai Holm | Poul Holck Hofmann | Johannes Meyer | Pouel Kern | Thyge Thygesen | Henry Skjær | Gunnar Lauring | Jens Gundersen | Carl Hugo Callander | Elith Pio | Else Albeck | Helle Virkner | Albert Luther | Jakob Nielsen | Freddy Koch | Victor Montell | Peter Poulsen | Johannes Fønss | Valdemar Skjerning | Aage Redal | Harald Holst | Carl Heger | Einar Juhl | Vera Gebuhr | Martin Hansen | Palle Huld | Poul Reumert | Ellen Malberg | Ib Schønberg | Ejner Federspiel | Sigurd Langberg | Aage Fønss | Rasmus Christiansen | Bjarne Forchhammer | Axel Boesen | Eigil Reimers | Alfred Arnbak | Børge Møller Grimstrup | Bjørn Watt-Boolsen | Asbjørn Andersen | Aage Winther-Jørgensen | Carl Johan Hviid | Vagn Kramer | Jytte Høeg Brask | Mette von Kohl | Aage Foss | Valsø Holm | Aage Brandt | Turi Weierskov | Adelheid Nielsen | Hjalmar Madsen | Gunnar Strømvad | Bruno Tyron | Axel Houlgaard | Hilma Egeskov | Torkil Lauritzen | Gert Bastian | Lauritz Olsen | Birgitte Federspiel | Viggo Brodthagen | Henry Nielsen | Walther Andreasen | Ib Fürst | Louis Miehe-Renard | Frida Budtz Müller | Bodil Lindorff | Conrad Eugén | Mogens Løwaas | Henning Moritzen