Movie: The Perfect Human

Top 3 Billed Cast

Majken Algren Nielsen
Majken Algren Nielsen

The Perfect Woman

Claus Nissen
Claus Nissen

The Perfect Man

Jørgen Leth
Jørgen Leth

Speaker (voice) (uncredited)

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  • Overview

    An elegant and humorous film—in the guise of a serious anthropological treatise—spotlights "The Perfect Human," a model of the modern Dane created by our wishful thinking.

  • Release Date

    1968-06-14

  • Average

    6.548

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    Look at him now, look at him all the time.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Dansk
  • Keywords

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