The Greeneyed Elephant
1960 film
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The Greeneyed Elephant (Danish: Elefanter på loftet) is a 1960 Danish body-swap comedy directed by Peter Guildbrassen and Sidney W. Pink. It stars Naura Hayden and Delphi Lawrence, and includes Dirch Passer playing a smaller role though top-billed in the marketing.[1]
Sidney W. Pink
| The Greeneyed Elephant | |
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VHS cover for 'The Green Eyed Elephant' | |
| Directed by | Peer Guldbrandsen |
| Written by | Peer Guldbrandsen Sidney W. Pink |
| Produced by | Hans Barfod |
| Starring | Naura Hayden, Delphi Lawrence, Dirch Passer |
| Cinematography | Aage Wiltrup |
| Edited by | Edith Nisted Nielsen |
| Music by | Sven Gyldmark |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
Premise
Two aspiring actresses accidentally use an ancient Aztec elephant sculpture to switch bodies, thus combining their inner and outer talents, making it possible for one of them to land a coveted role. Based on the novel Turnabout (1931) by Thorne Smith.
Cast
- Dirch Passer - Dennis
- Naura Hayden - Sally Fitzpatrik
- Delphi Lawrence - Lisa
- Ove Sprogøe - Tolderen
- Bjørn Watt-Boolsen - Tom
- Kirsten Passer - Mrs. Kelly
- Phil Baker - Arthur Croft
- Avi Sagild - Sekretær
- Grethe Sønck - Sangerinde
- Peer Guldbrandsen - Instruktøren / fortælleren (voice) (uncredited)
- Gitte Müller - Scriptgirl (uncredited)
Production
The film is in fact a TV pilot that became a feature film.[2]
Reception
The film is seen as the Danish example of the trope that is body swapping.[3] As the other two films made by Pink in Denmark, The Green-Eyed Elephant offers no erotic content and was very poorly received by Danish critics[4]
See also
- Reptilicus, another film written by Pink and starring Passer
