Red Meadows (1945)
"De røde enge" (original title)

Directors:

Bodil Ipsen, Lau Lauritzen

Writers:

Leck Fischer (play), Ole Juul (book)

Stars:

Poul Reichhardt, Lisbeth Movin, Per Buckhøj

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Poul Reichhardt	...	Michael Lans
Lisbeth Movin	...	Ruth Isaksen
Per Buckhøj	...	Fangevogter Steinz
Gyrd Løfquist	...	Gustav
Kjeld Jacobsen	...	Hansen
Preben Kaas	...	Erik
Arne Hersholdt	...	Tysk feldwebel
Karl Jørgensen	...	Tysk major
Lau Lauritzen	...	Toto
Preben Neergaard	...	Prikken
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen	...	Tom
Preben Lerdorff Rye	...	Alf
Freddy Koch	...	Dreyer
Hjalmar Madsen	...	Hotelkarl
Bjørn Spiro	...	Tysk underofficer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

world war two | resistance | german occupation of denmark | based on play | based on book

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Genres:

War | Drama

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish German

Release Date:

19 January 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Red Earth

Company Credits

Production Co:

ASA, Northern International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Eventyret om dansk film 10: Fremgang for filmkunsten - 1944-1949 (1996)

User Reviews

Excellent drama about the Danish resistance, during World War II

Michael (Poul Reichhardt) is in prison, arrested by the Germans, for sabotage during World War II. First he has a flashback, remembering the time up until the sabotage, where the Germans caught him. We follow the resistance group planning and Michael together with his wife Ruth (Lisbeth Movin). The other half of the film is about tracking an informer inside the group that got Michael and several others in prison. Really great performances by all, and a very realistic plot. Notice especially Per Buckhøj's sympathetic prison guard Steinz. Also an underrated score by Sven Gyldmark, that seems very low mixed in the film. It deserves to be heard for real.