17 Dec 1982
Tootsie
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Vi som går stjernevejen
Lis Holst desperately wants to become an actress. After failing an audition at a theater, she decides to resort to other, more drastic measures. When the director and the theater's writer go to the countryside, Lis goes with them. There, she performs a masterpiece of disguise. When the truth dawns on the theater director and the writer, they decide to take advantage of Lis, as the theater's prima donna has taken up residence. Lis is promised a leading role in the next performance, but then the prima donna recovers and wants her role back.
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Birgitte Reimer Lis Holst, skuespiller
Birgitte Federspiel Nanna, skuespiller
Ebbe Rode Vinter, magister
Hans Kurt Knud, forfatter
Gunnar Lauring Åge Beck, teaterdirektør
Ole Monty Danseinstruktør
Poul Bundgaard Sanger
Ebbe Langberg Bofælle
Jørgen Ryg Trompetist
Preben Uglebjerg Modedesigner
Johannes Marott 
Peter Kitter 
Fredbjørn Bjørnsson 
Mimi Heinrich 
Jørgen Weel Torben Ulrich 
Inge Ketti 
Jytte Abildstrøm
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