''Der kom en dag'' () is a 1955
Danish dramatic film directed by
Sven Methling
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, It stars
John Wittig,
Kjeld Jacobsen and
Astrid Villaume as Danish resistance fighters during the last days of the German occupation of Denmark in
World War II
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Cast
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John Wittig
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Astrid Villaume
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Kjeld Jacobsen
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Louis Miehe-Renard
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Kate Mundt
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Jakob Nielsen (actor)
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Poul Müller
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Svend Methling
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Gabriel Axel
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Inger Lassen
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Hans Egede Budtz
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Bent Christensen
Production
The film was produced by
John Olsen
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at
Saga Studio. Co-written by Olsen and
Flemming Muus, it is based on a true story as told in Muus' novel of the same name.
Locations used in the film include
Amalienborg Palace,
Hvidovre Church,
Copenhagen Police Headquarters and
Copenhagen City Hall.
Reception
It won the 1955
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
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(in a tie with Carl Th. Dreyer's ''
Ordet'').
References
External links
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1955 drama films
1955 films
1950s Danish-language films
1950s historical drama films
1950s war drama films
Best Danish Film Bodil Award winners
Danish black-and-white films
Danish historical drama films
Danish war drama films
Danish World War II films
Films about Danish resistance movement
Films based on Danish novels
Films directed by Sven Methling
Films scored by Sven Gyldmark
Films set in Copenhagen
Films set in the 1940s
World War II films based on actual events
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