Popular, although acidly satirical, novelist Leif Panduro’s last novel (1975) turned into broad-beamed family film fare: a circuit judge is saddled with a roaming wife; a drop-out son; a nasty girl-friend with a transvestite companion; all the vengeful people on whom he has passed sentence over the years, plus a severe case of hay fever. He sees no way better out than having himself declared dead.
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| Frits Helmuth | Judge Hans Erling Herzberg |
| Kirsten Lehfeldt | Elise, ther judge's wife |
| Thomas Mørk | Allan, the judge's son |
| Lisbet Dal | Lise |
| Axel Strøbye | Dr. Klausen |
| Peter Schrøder | Manufacturer Henriksen |
| Torben Jensen | Hermann, Lise's husband |
| Claus Ryskjær | Chief of Police |
| Peter Belli | Manufacturer Ehrlers |
| Britta Lillesøe | Mrs. Ehrlers |
| Peter Mygind | Hubert |
| Søren Hauch-Fausbøll | Principal officer |
| Ebbe Rode | High court president |
| John Hahn-Petersen | Fisherman |
| Inger Hovman | Fisherman's wife |
| Niels Skousen | Man from Hjerteforeningen |
| Jacob Nienstædt | Man from Hjerteforeningen |
| Peter Gren Larsen | Officer |
| Claus Bigum | Officer |
| Niels Olsen | Officer |
| Jacob Morild | Officer |
| Hans Henrik Voetmann | Henriksen's attorney |
| Ken Vedsegaard | Moped driver |
| Steen Svarre | Charged man |
| Finn Henriksen | Blind man |
| Linda Hindberg | Pjerrot |
| Torben Thune | Tv-speaker |
| Søren Lenander | Bank customer |
| Sofie Gråbøl | Bank clerk |
| Anneliste Hovmand | Director, screenplay |
| Anders Refn | Assistant director |
| Birthe Frost | Script supervisor |
| Jette Stigsen | Casting |
| Arne Forchhammer | Screenplay |
| Gunnar Obel | Executive producer |
| Jens Arnoldus | Production manager |
| Marianne Jul Hansen | Production assistant |
| Dorte Kjær | Runner |
| René Bathum Pedersen | Runner |
| Michael Obel | Producer |
| Claus Loof | Cinematography |
| Claus Rosenløv | Assistant camera |
| Morten Søborg | Director of Photography, 2. unit |
| Gunner Nielsen | Grip |
| Rolf Konow | Stills |
| Jan Guldbrandsen | Lighting technician |
| John Johansen | Lighting technician |
| Jørgen Kastrup | Film editing |
| Mette Hesthaven | Assistant film editor |
| Nanna | Music |
| Søren Wolff | Music producer |
| Kim Sjøgren | Soloist |
| Søren Skjær | Scenography |
| Ena Eisel | Props |
| Tine Hieronymus Nielsen | Props |
| Margrethe Rasmussen | Costume design |
| Birthe Lyngsøe | Makeup artist |
| Preben Mortensen | Sound |
| Per Meinertsen | Sound mix |
| John Nielsen | Boom operator |
| Carl Aage Hansen | Sound |
| Lasse Spang Olsen | Stunt |