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 ...
Acting
Poul Reichhardt's simmering, unshowy resolve.
Direction
Lauritzen and Ipsen balance propaganda with human cost.
Director
Lau Lauritzen Jr.
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
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Buster Larsen
Carl Heger
Preben Neergaard
Karl Jørgensen
Ove Sprogøe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during actual occupation, with some crew having lived this reality — Bodil Ipsen was Denmark's first major female director.
The real 'Marie Grubbe' crews became symbols of resistance; this fictionalizes their scattered, often unglamorous fates.
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