Documentary short film about the work of Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), one of the most famous Danish sculptors, who spent a good part of his life in Italy.
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Ib Koch-Olsen as Narrator (voice)
Preben Frank Editor
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A documentary short film about the work of Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) one of the most famous Danish sculptors who spent a good part of his life in Italy.
A flick for all you moviegoers out there. This film was made by the dane Carl Theodor Dreyer in 1949 and is a short documentary about equally danish sculpturor ...
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