Paw
Poster with the film's alternative title: Boy of Two Worlds
Directed by	Astrid Henning-Jensen
Screenplay by	Astrid Henning-Jensen Bjarne Henning-Jensen[1]
Based on	Paw, der Indianerjunge by Torry Gredsted[1]
Produced by	Mogens Skot-Hansen
Starring	Jimmy Sterman
Cinematography	Henning Bendtsen
Edited by	Anker Sørensen
Music by	Herman D. Koppel[1]
Production company	Laterna Film[1]
Distributed by	United States: G. G. Communications[1]
Release dates	Denmark: 18 December 1959 United States: April 1970[1]
Running time	Denmark: 100 minutes[1] United States: 88 minutes[1]
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Paw (also known as Boy of Two Worlds) is a 1959 Danish film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen.

Plot

A boy from the Caribbean, affected by the deaths of his parents and maiden aunt, escapes to the Danish forest.^[2]

Cast

• Edvin Adolphson as Anders
• Jimmy Sterman as Paw
• Asbjørn Andersen as Gutsbesitzer
• Ninja Tholstrup as Yvonne
• Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt as Lehrer
• Karen Lykkehus as Fräulein Bo
• Preben Neergaard as Søofficer
• Karl Stegger as Betjent Hansen
• Ebba Amfeldt as Fru Hansen
• Svend Bille as Onkel Pot
• Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen as Mand ved skydetelt
• Otto Hallstrøm
• Mogens Hermansen as Godsejerens skytte
• Grethe Høholdt as Betjentens datter Inger
• Finn Lassen as Forstander på børnehjemmet

Release and reception

Paw was originally released in Denmark in December 1959.^[1] It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film^[3] and was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.^[4] In the United States, the film was released in April 1970 by G. G. Communications under the title Boy from Two Worlds; twelve minutes were cut from the original 100-minute running time.^[1] In his Family Guide to Movies on Video, Henry Herx deemed it "a very engaging children's movie ... that will also interest adults".^[2]