The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
1948 · 105 min · ★ 6.0 · War, Drama
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 ...
Directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. · Written by Grete Frische
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Poul Reichhardt Matros Richardt Hansen -
Lisbeth Movin Mille Andersen -
Lau Lauritzen Jr. Matros Kaj (Frische) -
Johannes Meyer Jonas Olsen -
Per Buckhøj Kaptajn på Marie Grubbe -
Preben Lerdorff Rye Styrmand på Marie Grubbe -
Axel Frische Kaptajn på Jette -
Kjeld Jacobsen Styrmand på Jette - B Bruno Tyron
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Bjørn Watt-Boolsen -
Buster Larsen -
Carl Heger
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