Der kom en dag

Der kom en dag
Der kom en dag
	Original movie poster
Directed by	Sven Methling
Written by	Flemming Muus; John Olsen
Produced by	John Olsen
Starring	John Wittig; Astrid Villaume
Cinematography	Aage Wiltrup
Edited by	Anker Sørensen
Music by	Sven Gyldmark
Production; company	Saga Studio
Release date	17 February 1955;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Der kom en dag (lit. 'A day dawned')^[1] is a 1955 Danish dramatic film directed by Sven Methling, 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.^[2]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by John Olsen at Saga Studio.^[3] Co-written by Olsen and Flemming Muus, it is based on a true story as told in Muus' novel of the same name.^[4]

Locations used in the film include Amalienborg Palace, Hvidovre Church, Copenhagen Police Headquarters and Copenhagen City Hall.^[5]

Reception

It won the 1955 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (in a tie with Carl Th. Dreyer's Ordet).^[6]

References

^ Hammer, T.B. (1991). International film prizes: an encyclopedia. Garland reference library of the humanities. Garland. p. 688. ISBN 978-0-8240-7099-1. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ Schepelern, P.; Jørholt, E. (2001). 100 års dansk film (in Danish). Rosinante. p. 194. ISBN 978-87-7357-948-0. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ Lauridsen, J.T. (2002). Cooperation and resistance. Danish humanist texts and studies. Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Museum Tusculanums Forlag. p. 578. ISBN 978-87-7289-568-0. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ Piil, M. (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 97. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Hvidovre Kirke" (in Danish). danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ Quigley, E.S. (1957). Motion Picture Almanac. Quigley Publishing Company. p. 835. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

External links

Der kom en dag at IMDb
Der kom en dag in the Danish Film Database
Der kom en dag in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)

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[Hammer_1991-1] Hammer, T.B. (1991). International film prizes: an encyclopedia. Garland reference library of the humanities. Garland. p. 688. ISBN 978-0-8240-7099-1. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[Schepelern_Jørholt_2001-2] Schepelern, P.; Jørholt, E. (2001). 100 års dansk film (in Danish). Rosinante. p. 194. ISBN 978-87-7357-948-0. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[Lauridsen_(Denmark)_2002-3] Lauridsen, J.T. (2002). Cooperation and resistance. Danish humanist texts and studies. Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Museum Tusculanums Forlag. p. 578. ISBN 978-87-7289-568-0. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[Piil_2008-4] Piil, M. (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 97. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[5] "Hvidovre Kirke" (in Danish). danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[Quigley_1957-6] Quigley, E.S. (1957). Motion Picture Almanac. Quigley Publishing Company. p. 835. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

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