The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman (1948)

Støt staar den danske sømand

On the 9th of April 1940, the crew of a Danish merchant ship receives the news of Germany's invasion of Denmark. Instead of returning home, they vote in favor of setting course for England. The crew will undergo much hardship over the next five years ...

Date of release
1948-03-30
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
War, Drama
Director
Lau Lauritzen Jr., Bodil Ipsen

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: Bodil Award for Best Danish Film; Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman is a 1948 Danish war drama directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr. The film, known alternatively as Perilous Expedition or its literal title translation Steady stands the Danish sailor, written by Grete Frische based upon the wartime diary of Kaj Frische, tells the true story of Danish sailors who sailed with the Allied forces during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II. It stars Poul Reichhardt and Lisbeth Movin. The film received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film in 1949.

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