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[@Mutti-jh9ii]

Hi You have made videos with some of The most important content from Denmark. If you want a funeral song (used their alot) from Kim Larsen: we have "om lidt bliver der stille" But I would recommed looking on a episode of The tv serie "matador". Their is 24. And it is a danish version of downtown abbey/ upstairs downstairs...

[@Tommysimonsen]

42:40 he was the next big guy. Ulf Pilgaard went last year. He played many people, but his Queen of Denmark was loved, this is his last time doing it, and the real Queen. Dronning Margrethe overrasker Ulf Pilgaard under sidste optræden kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqHMcmeIbribnsk 11 sec in Nej=No. As he sees the Queen walk on stage.

[@lealarsen2017]

he died of a heart attack from stress. and he was wearing the clown costume, he didn´t trip over it. the translation was off. i remember him so well growing up.

[@Gadeberg90]

The translation was fine, he just read it wrong hehe.

[@bjørnjacobsengaming]

He died of a heart attack which he got after many years of stress and alcohol abuse, he had been warned by his doctor several times but ignored him the acting and the entertainment and making people happy meant too much to him and he could not stop. Keld pedersen died of a blood clot in the heart.

[@Gadeberg90]

Not only was he a great comedian, he was also probably the most prolific actor, 1947-1978 he was in 98 movies and one of the main characters in most of them.

[@Escviitash]

I have noticed that many comments say that he diead from a heart attack, but it was in fact a cardiac arrest, which the caused him to fall in his clown costume, not over it.

[@Dianafreaken]

There is a movie about his life. The actor that plays Dirch, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is the son of another big actor at that time, Preben Kaas, who was also once Dirch’s boss at Cirkusrevyen.

[@felixdk8727]

I saw him on german television a couple of times in absolutely prime time on Saturday evenings back in the day. And he was also able to make the Germans laugh.

[@Metheglyn]

37:56 '... the water ran off him straight down on my head and then he just said "Well, I'll be _damned_ !" , he said.'

[@thomaspedersen6661]

poor translation: he was in his costume, waiting to get on stage He died of a heart attack

[@SIC647]

When this documentary came out in 2005, it was the first time that the other actors really talked about how tough his life had been, and that you saw a documentary that wasn't a celebration of him. It gave people a much more rounded view of him. This documentary expects one know a large part of his back catalogue and the general lines of his life. And it fills out blanks. So when you don't know any of all that, you are of course missing a lot of context. You should really watch some of his roles and sketches. Even without understanding Danish, his physical acting/comedy is magnificent.

[@omega1231]

The translation is not really off, it just doesn't work in English "faldt om" literally means fell over, but in Danish it implies that they didn't die or pass out from the fall. 'to fall' would just be 'at falde' or in this context it would be "Han faldte" not "Han faldt om" That whole 'om' is very important and explains a lot of context on it's own, but it doesn't translate to English. It basically implies that he either had a heart attack, or something similar that causes one to lose consciousness.

[@Metheglyn]

11:00 This is the tail end of a longer skit, and woefully mistranslated. Dirch is recounting the 'tale of King Cnut and the waves', about Cnut, king of Denmark and England , who (according to Henry of Huntingdon, in a twelfth century chronicle) is said to have gone to the beach and there commanded the sea to stay off his land and to not make his feet wet. But the waves rolled on, and the kings feet indeed go wet. Thus, he proved that he was not master of the waves (which was a thing that was said about him, being a viking king and all), as only God was worthy of that name. Dirch then continues by telling about his own trip to the beach, where he saw the waves, and said to them (and this is where the clip begins) :' "Roll! Oh roll, little waves of mine! " And they did, d*mmit! '

[@sofieslplarsen]

He didn't fall over his costume, but he collapsed while wearing the costume, just before going on stage in the amusement park "Tivoli" in Copenhagen

[@MegaSantaclaude]

Ulf Pilgård who like Dirch was also in comedy and sketches and who speaks about Dirch at the start of the video also passed away recently. At the part with the missing caption she said "He looked down on me and said 'Ill be damned'". Like surprised. 🙂

[@bjørnjacobsengaming]

It's not because he was particularly tall by today's standards, but back then people probably weren't that tall. He was 1 meter and 92 cm; it seems relatively normal today for a man.

[@lealarsen2017]

38:00 he said "damn that was F.. insane" there is no direct translation for that term but means something unbelievable good happened. he didn´t expected that type of acceptance after being away for so long.

[@ritabaving1009]

Kim Larsen had a band called "Gasolin". Kim died from cancer in 2018.

[@annemarienordby4326]

Me: "Aw, it's so sad Dirch died" * cut to Ulf talking about Dirch's light * Me: "WHY DOES THE WORLD HURT ME LIKE THIS?!

[@twwraistlin]

I've heard a lot about Dirch and how he loved to perform. I think he did have a lot of good times in his life and career and this is what we hear about the most, so this documentary kinda "shows the other side" of his story, the side that isnt talked about as often, but is equally importent to know about. As you could probably hear, he made a HUGE impact on how danish humor is today...maybe you should check out some of the actual shows/scetches/parodies he did? I saw you chuckling a bit at some of the glimpses of them, in this video but they're much better if you get the full experience.

[@robertoborgen3781]

He was known a little in the Scandinavian countries and also featured in a few international movies. Only American movie I know he was featured in was the Sidney Pink Danish/American co production "Reptilicus", a Danish attempt to make a Godzilla movie, it was huge flop in Denmark but has a limited success in the US. There was made both a Danish and a US language version. I read somewhere that he only had the small part because it was a demand from everywhere they were asking for funds. As long as Dirch Passed was in it, they would put money into the project.

[@TonViper]

The parts missing from the subtitles are when people are swearing. Apparently they just decided to censor it by leaving it untranslated.

[@JeppeBeier]

I'm from 98, but I grew up watching Dirch Passer VHS tapes.

[@jenniesvendsen238]

Even my son who is 12 years loves Dirch passer movies, and in general old danish movies such as soldater kammerater, Martha, Charles Tante, and also Kim Larsens movie midt om natten 😁 Love watching old movies with him, its hyggeligt ❤

[@henriettejuljrgensen6438]

Hello, I'm danish and love both Dirch Passer and Kim Larsen. I was to the premier in Vejle (that's in Jutland) on the film "Midt om natten" (In the middle of the night). It was an amazing experience. After the movie everyone stood up and clapped for so long as if Kim Larsen would be there himself and come on the stage, of course he didn't but people were so moved by his film.

[@NordicReactions]

That's awesome!

[@swagrobloxgamer1531]

He had a heart attack on the way to the stage while wearing the costume

[@Valjean666dk]

I think the documentary skips a lot, probably because it's taken for granted by Danes. He was a big part of Danish cinemas golden years in the 60's, especially along with Ove Sprogøe, another big Dane. I grew up with a lot of those movies as a kid, and I think they are especally loved by kids.

[@vrenak]

The danish movie scene was incredibly prolific in the 50s to 70s making comedies and light drama, amongst them a lot of serialised films, and many of these movies are still very popular to this day, routinely show on TV, many of them so popular they can still pull viewerships that would make many broadcasters giddy with joy if it was a premiere showing.

[@cecilie1991]

Yeah. I also want to believe that he had a better life than is showed in this documentary. I have loved to watch his movies since I was in my early teens. I wish there were more filmed clips from his time on the revue stage, since I'd love to watch more of that. Some of his scetches are truly iconic. Even before I knew much of him, I'd still heard *Who did you kiss in your street door little Ann Mari*, *Hole in the bucket* and *The raft*. I talked to someone yesterday, who was alive during Dirch's life, and he told me, that it was very well-known that Dirch had an alcohol problem, which is understandable given the life he led. He was also unable to say no to anything. If you look at his full filmography, you'd see that he took part in about 90 comedy movies from 1947 to 1978 at the same time as he did all of these revues. If you ever find them with english subtitles, I'd really recomend them for your wishlist. *Piger i trøjen 1 and 2* and *Majorens oppasser* are great military comedies. Or *Dyrelægens plejebørn* and *Bussen*. And I really love *Solstik* even though Dirch didn't have a big role in that one.

[@NordicReactions]

Wow! That's 3 movies per year + all the venues. That's crazy. Why wasn't he allowed to say now? His manager or contract? Thanks for the info!

[@cecilie1991]

@@NordicReactions Yeah there were a lot of them. I'm in the middle of watching some of them I haven't watched before 😁 I don't think that he was told not to say no... More that he simply didn't know how to say no to anything. As they said in the documentary, he was very averse of conflicts, so when somebody asked him to do something, he just said yes. I mean, in the last revue he did, when he died, he knew, his health was bad, and that he probably shouldn't take such a big role, but he still agreed to be the main person in that.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

I saw him speaking Russian and he hit the Language Tone without knowing a single word of Russian! And his double acts with colleaque Kjeld Pedersen became immortal! Mostly a Scetchs with two supposedly former School Pals talking about whom they knew in school back then.

[@Gaius666]

The old classics with Dirch Passer, and some of the other old actors (Ove Sprogøe, Karl Stegger, Poul Reichhardt etc,) are still valued as some of the best movies made in Danish history, the newer actors does not even reach them to the sock holders. they dont provide the same kind of humour or able to hold the entire nation to the screen even though they themself think they do.

[@mrwhitefire716]

Something more awaful is when dirch had the heart attacked. Ulf pilgaard tried to get help from the audience but they laighed because they thought it was a joke

[@stigolar]

Dirch was known as a master of improvisation, but it was actually carefully planned.

[@Shuang_Shuang]

My grandfather apparently looked a lot like him and people would sometimes think he was hin and treat him like a celebrity 😂

[@filosof2408]

I think that if you watch Dirch's films and sketches, it becomes obvious that he did indeed enjoy performing and being a clown very much. However, it's important to remember that he lived in a very different time, when 1) serious dramatic roles were deemed by the cultural elite to be a higher art than comedy and therefore something to aspire to for an actor, 2) the news media was largely run by that same cultural elite and theatre and film reviews would reflect that negative bias, 3) there was only one Danish TV channel until the mid-1980s and it was nationally owned and run and expected to deliver mostly public service programs - also made by the cultural elite. Therefore, the tone was quite serious in interviews and the famous people being interviewed would naturally present themselves in a more serious way and only occasionally crack a joke, and 4) psychological issues were more of a taboo subject and therefore not openly dealt with, which (as it does today as well) would often lead to famous people self-medicating in the form of alcohol and drugs. Anything that offers an escape from the pressures of fame and feelings of inferiority that flare up from time to time. And clearly, Dirch did have an inferiority complex perhaps both because of his strict upbringing and because he had internalized the cultural elite's snobbish attitude to comedy. I would argue, that while he worked with Keld Petersen, he evolved both as an actor and a comedian and produced comedy that was both funny and intelligent. In many ways, I think Keld Petersen helped Dirch believe in himself - which of course made it all the more devastating when he failed as a serious actor in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" in 1961 and then lost Keld Petersen in 1962. After his period of depression, he compensated for his feelings of inferiority and defied his critics by devoting himself completely to his comedy audience, because after all, there was never any doubt in the mind of the Danish man-on-the-street, that Dirch was an amazing talent and a beloved personality. Someone who was both funny, charming, irreverent, heartwarmingly sensitive, and even romantic in his roles. Someone you could only be fond of. Sadly, it was probably a combination of his extreme devotion to his live audiences, his excessive drinking, tumultuous marriages, and the stresses of having to save himself from financial ruin by starring in a load of substandard films (made by his own ailing film production company), that lead to his much too early death. Neverless, most Danes still remember and love him for his most succesful and iconic film roles and a number of his sketches that are still shown on Danish TV from time to time. His work lives on.

[@AnkfordPlays]

"is he eating jelly?" Close! Porridge dessert made from rhubarbs and berry. Usually with cream or milk

[@MsBlackdeath13]

He drank and smoked a lot, which was very common back then for entertainers. His health suffered from it and he had a heart attack on stage, just before he vent on stage. Don’t know if true, but I think he had stage fright and tried combatting it with booze.

[@QuayNemSorr]

He said "Tell the stage manager that the light has gone out" and then collapsed on the stage.

[@steen-peterkarlulriksanimu5011]

I'm from Greenland and i know him 🇬🇱🇩🇰

[@perjohansen3024]

Paul if you READ ALL the txt you would understand what is going on

[@MichaelHedegaardJensen]

He died because his body couldnt take any more after so many years of hard work and a lot of alcohol during the years... The entire was tired and the heart just said stop on his way to the stage.... He looked so tired in the dressingroom, they said they could cancel the show, but he said no... and wanted to go on stage to tell the audience, that he was ok and the show would go on as planned. It was when we were going to give that announcement, that he collapsed and died on stage... His girlfriend at the time, were sitting in the small box in front of the stage, ready to give clues to the actors.... It was 2 days before i turned 11.

[@hw-art]

Great seeing it all again. 🙂 The role of Lenny is from "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck in which Lenny accidentally kills a women on account of his freakish strength. It doesn't get more serious than that. Technically, Passer was perfect for the part.

[@Drescher1984]

I think internationally it has to be Victor Borge was the biggest Danish comedian.

[@nielsen145]

one of the best comedians we had, Jørgen Ryg, was good at delivering monologues, before he turned to comedy, he was among the world best jazz thrompetist and what made him a name, unlike Drich, was tv comedy, him and Preben Kaas he free range on tv.

[@istrysii]

my kids on 14 years old see him still ...

[@lottelarsen2918]

38.06. Translate it to "I'll be God damned" 😊

[@Limmosee]

Oh, By the way Ulf Pilgård died in 2024, The guy telling about Dirch Passer

[@Monej82]

Being funny is serious business 🤔♥️

[@tjay84]

Ditch’s biggest problem was that he was a very serious guy, who just happened to be extremely funny!

[@langbo9999]

His early movies was serious but he's talent for comedy absolutely over shadow that.

[@filosof2408]

I think that like anybody, he was both serious and lighthearted at various times, and there is no doubt in my mind that he enjoyed being funny. However, the pressure he felt from the public to be funny all the time (and the adoration that came with it) got to him and made it hard for him to resist the temptation to play every role in a way that would get him laughs. In "Of Mice and Men" he played the character of Lenny, which is a dramatic character that can very easily become comedic if the actor playing doesn't strike a very delicate balance. It was always going to be hard for him as an actor known for his comedy to strike that balance. Really, it's no wonder that he failed. Therefore, I wish he would have been offered another dramatic role that was more clear cut. That way, I think he could have had a career with both comedic and dramatic roles Still, one has to wonder how far he could have taken it as a dramatic actor, because in many ways, being a dramatic actor involves acquainting oneself with the darker aspects of human nature and understanding them enough to be able to show them on stage, and clearly, he had a habit of running away from the problematic sides of life whether by physically walking out or resorting to excessive drinking. I think he would have had to confront some of his own demons and achieve a higher level of maturity before he could excel as a dramatic actor.

[@birterasmussen8133]

He had a heart attack 😢

[@traver1965]

The english subtitles sucks. Fx it is "Roll, small waves - roll. And they fucking did it!"

[@stinnehviid7444]

dirch died of a blodclod he was 54 and he died on his way on stage.

[@mortenottosen4938]

heart attack

[@dempseydiscus]

Yeah erm..a heart attack doesnt discriminate what your wearing

[@tbbwolfy8584]

not really he died due to bad heart. he had AMI some years earlier in his life. but didnt stop drink and smoke and take bad medicine. since late 1950s he began to drink way too much and after his co partner on stage in start of 60's he really went down on that drinking lane. sadly. He was the biggest Entertainer. but interresting enough he was a introvert. even that he worked hard. was on movie set in the day times and evenings went to the Cirkus revy or what revy he was a part of of at the time. then in to town and drink at night. Dirch have made over 100 film since 1944. a couple where he only had a smaller part but most where he was the lead. even throw in 1971 to 1973. he was little booted out due to he spoke his opinion for a way out right wing party. that had really extreme opinions on alot of things. mostly Muslims. He was a really strong on the sets. he could always create a laugh with easy metodes. he died in his late 40's and he was famous in both norway and swedan. he was lead in 4 swedish movies. But never was on the big screen at non scandinavian countries. What you have to remember is that denmark was one of the leading countries in movies at that time. more danish movies ended in cinema's in skandinavia than english spoken movies. And just putting dirch on the poster was equal to drag alot of people to the cinemas. Mouse and men. is a teater play well btw Ulf Pilgaard that was almost as big as Dirch. died last year just before christmas. he got to the age of 84. and was on the scene till he was 80. so he had a really long career behind him. and also in some movies. but differents between Dirch and Ulf was that Ulf could play serious roles. Like the Police in the movie Night watch that was Danish movie that later was re made in hollywood. But dirch was the greatest comedien Denmark had. even that some will claim best actor in same periode was Poul Rechard.

[@HaydonBryant]

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[@carstenlarsen8144]

you should do some easy research with an old dane.. he could do the hole comments much better and accurate_ you really dont get much of it right

[@NordicReactions]

the research comes after the reaction

[@dempseydiscus]

'small books mine' what an awful translator, its ' small waves of mine' like waves on the sea, a bit different than books right

[@ALEXANDERdk007]

6:30 he is eating en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B8dgr%C3%B8d

[@NWA-TjalfeTooStonedToAim]

Check out his performance in : Dirch Passer - Fingernummeret 😁