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1. Out of the Darkness (2022)
152 min | Drama, War
Strong and dramatic sequel to "Into the Darkness" which follows the Skov family from 1943 to the end of WWII. The growing opposition to the occupation and the increased brutality of the Germans have fatal consequences for the family.
Director: Anders Refn | Stars: Jesper Christensen, Bodil Jørgensen, Mads Reuther, Gustav Dyekjær Giese
Votes: 639
2. Into the Darkness (2020)
152 min | Drama, History, War
Denmark, April 9th, 1940. Danish industrialist (portrayed by Jesper Christensen of James Bond fame) , cooperates and profits from the German occupation of Denmark. While his family finds themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
Director: Anders Refn | Stars: Jesper Christensen, Bodil Jørgensen, Mads Reuther, Gustav Dyekjær Giese
Votes: 1,751
3. Skyggen i mit øje (2021)
TV-MA | 107 min | Drama, History, War
The fates of several Copenhagen residents collide when a WWII bombing mission accidentally targets a school full of children.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen, Ester Birch, Ella Josephine Lund Nilsson, Malena Lucia Lodahl
Votes: 16,730
4. Flame & Citron (2008)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Drama, History
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind
Votes: 19,974 | Gross: $0.15M
5. Matador (1978–1982)
67 min | Drama
A man comes to Korsbæk, Denmark, in 1929, opens a women's clothing store in competition with an established one - bringing him up against the conservative establishment including the bank manager. We follow the families until after WWII.
Stars: Jørgen Buckhøj, Buster Larsen, Ghita Nørby, Malene Schwartz
Votes: 5,662
6. Red Meadows (1945)
85 min | War, Drama
The memories of a Danish saboteur as he awaits his execution in a German wartime prison.
Directors: Bodil Ipsen, Lau Lauritzen | Stars: Poul Reichhardt, Lisbeth Movin, Per Buckhøj, Gyrd Løfquist
Votes: 403
7. Before It Ends (2023)
100 min | Drama, War
Inspired by true events, depicts a dark chapter in the history of Denmark and the unimaginable dilemmas that people must face in the wake of a war.
Director: Anders Walter | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Lasse Peter Larsen, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Morten Hee Andersen
Votes: 681
8. The Good Traitor (2020)
115 min | Biography, Drama, War
At the beginning of World War II, when the Germans invade Denmark in 1940, the Danish ambassador to America declares himself to be the only true representative of the free Danish people.
Director: Christina Rosendahl | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Denise Gough, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Zoë Tapper
Votes: 1,503
9. The Only Way (1970)
G | 86 min | Drama, War
A Jewish family tries to escape from Denmark in October 1943 during the German occupation.
Director: Bent Christensen | Stars: Ebbe Rode, Helle Virkner, Jane Seymour, Ove Sprogøe
Votes: 326
10. The Boys from St. Petri (1991)
111 min | Drama, War
A group of school-mates form a resistance group in nazi-occupied Denmark.
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Tomas Villum Jensen, Morten Buch Jørgensen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Christian Grønvall
Votes: 2,287
11. Hvidsten gruppen (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama, War
The true story of the Fiil family - a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers, but in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.
Director: Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis | Stars: Jens Jørn Spottag, Bodil Jørgensen, Thomas Ernst, Laura Winther Møller
Votes: 3,072
12. Edderkoppen (2000)
348 min | Crime, Drama, History
A reporter is drawn into the dark side of post-war Copenhagen as he attempts to uncover a crime syndicate on an unprecedented level.
Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Stine Stengade, Lars Mikkelsen, Bent Mejding
Votes: 793
13. Hitler: A Career (1977)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.
Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret
Votes: 3,043
14. Across the Waters (2016)
94 min | Drama, History, War
Fuglene Over Sundet is the gripping tale of the Danish Jews' escape to Sweden in October 1943.
Director: Nicolo Donato | Stars: David Dencik, Danica Curcic, Jakob Cedergren, Nicolas Bro
Votes: 1,062
15. Forræderne (1983)
113 min | Drama, War
Two young Danes have joined Free Corps Denmark and have struggled on the Eastern Front, In the beginning of 1945 they desert from barracks of the corps on Zealand and shoot two superiors. ... See full summary »
Director: Ole Roos | Stars: Allan Olsen, Ole Meyer, Sanne Salomonsen, Frank Visti
Votes: 77
16. Befrielsesbilleder (1982)
57 min | Drama, War
A German officer visits his Danish mistress the days after the occupation of Denmark has ended.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Edward Fleming, Kirsten Olesen
Votes: 712
17. A Day in October (1991)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, War
This story, based on fact, is about movement of Danish Jews out of Denmark to neutral Sweden in 1940's.
Directors: Kenneth Madsen, Kenneth Kort Madsen, Kenneth Kort Madsen | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Kelly Wolf, Tovah Feldshuh, Daniel Benzali
Votes: 326
18. Mørklægning (1992)
Drama, Thriller, War
Under the German occupation of Denmark life goes on as normally as possible under the general policy of collaboration. A movie company director is gunned down after a party which might be a... See full summary »
Stars: Henning Jensen, Susse Wold, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Christian Potalivo
Votes: 80
19. A Day Dawned (1955)
102 min | Drama, War
A cigar dealer runs his small business in peace and quiet in Copenhagen during the Nazi occupation.
Director: Sven Methling | Stars: John Wittig, Astrid Villaume, Svend Methling, Kjeld Jacobsen
Votes: 52
20. De nøgne træer (1991)
104 min | War
When doctor Christian Borck form a sabotagegroup the young law student Holger Mikkelsen becomes involved in the resistance against the nazis. The group is functioning but things get ... See full summary »
Director: Morten Henriksen | Stars: Ole Lemmeke, Lena Nilsson, Michael Moritzen, Per Morberg
Votes: 109
21. The Invisible Army (1945)
84 min | War, Drama
Denmark is under German occupation, and the young couple Alice and Poul must live separately. Poul is part of the resistance movement's invisible army and stays in England, while Alice ... See full summary »
Director: Johan Jacobsen | Stars: Bodil Kjer, Ebbe Rode, Mogens Wieth, Poul Reichhardt
Votes: 99
22. Once Upon a War (1966)
95 min | Drama, War
A young boy grows up during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II.
Director: Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt | Stars: Ole Busck, Kjeld Jacobsen, Astrid Villaume, Katja Miehe-Renard
Votes: 125
23. Jane Horney (1985)
361 min | Drama
About the only Swedish citizen who was executed during World War II. She was suspected of espionage.
Stars: Ewa Carlsson, Claus Strandberg, Lars Simonsen, Grethe Holmer
Votes: 18
24. The Danish Solution: The Rescue of the Jews in Denmark (2003)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
Filmmakers Karen Cantor and Camilla Kjaerilff team to reveal how the Jews of Denmark managed to escape falling victim to Hitler's Third Reich.
Directors: Karen Cantor, Camilla Kjærulff | Star: Garrison Keillor
Votes: 34
25. Store danskere (2003– )
38 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series portraying significant Danes throughout history.
Stars: Ulf Pilgaard, Kirsten Passer, Lone Hertz, Ruth Brejnholm
Votes: 17
26. Det gælder din frihed (1946)
107 min | Documentary, War
Documentary about World War II seen from the resistance movement. Composed of, among other things, footage from filmmakers who worked closely with the freedom fighters, the film gives a ... See full summary »
Director: Theodor Christensen | Stars: Asbjørn Andersen, Per Holst, Ebbe Rode, Karl Roos
Votes: 35
27. Den glemte hær (2002 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary, War
Lost in time and never mentioned in official history, here is the story of Denmark's contribution to the British Army after WWII. 2000 Danish soldiers served for the Brits across the globe: Israel, Malaysia, Greece, and in India.
Directors: Mads Haukrogh, Hans-Christian Lauritzen | Stars: Leo Hansen, Helge Kristensen, Frank Weber, Wratyslaw Banasik
28. Sprængt nakke (1995 TV Short)
25 min | Short, Drama
A macabre story about the lone hero of the provincial town, just returned home from a German concentration camp, badly taken. He is invited to an intimate celebratory dinner by the town's ... See full summary »
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: John Hahn-Petersen, Tommy Kenter, Preben Harris, Lars Brygmann
Votes: 6
29. Carl Peter Værnet (2002)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Depicts the life of the Dane Carl Peter Værnet - a well-known doctor in Copenhagen. He is invited by the Nazis to the Buchenwald concentration camp, where he is provided with finances, ... See full summary »
Director: Ib Makwarth | Stars: Frits Helmuth, Ole Emil Riisager, Carl Peter Værnet
30. Danmark i Lænker (1945)
103 min | Documentary
Seminal Danish documentary about Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in the Second World War between 1940 and 1945.
Director: Svend Methling | Star: Gunnar Hansen
Votes: 11
31. The Last Winter (1960)
91 min | Drama, War
During the latter part of WW2, The Danish resistance is taking care of an English agent after getting hurt on his arrival by plane. The agent's goal is a sabotage action, but a traitor is among them.
Directors: Frank Dunlop, Anker Sørensen, Edvin Tiemroth | Stars: Tony Britton, Dieter Eppler, John Wittig, Birgitte Federspiel
Votes: 85
32. Who's Hitler? (1995 TV Movie)
23 min | Drama
Four men are accidentally trapped in a sauna. After a couple of hours the temperature begins to drop, and a cold night awaits them. They all dislike each other, and when the situations ... See full summary »
Director: Nikolaj Cederholm | Stars: Troels Lyby, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Bom, Ingolf David
Votes: 14
33. Med ret til at dræbe (2003)
112 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary about the 400 liquidations that the resistance movement made in Denmark during the occupation.
Directors: Morten Henriksen, Peter Øvig Knudsen | Stars: Tai Segel, Michael Gade Thomsen
Votes: 51
34. Da englænderne kom - maj 1945 (1980 TV Special)
37 min | Documentary, War
Images from the liberation days in May 1945, ending the German occupation of Denmark in WWII. According to Ole Brage's introduction unique never-used-before war footage of the liberation (... See full summary »
Director: Ole Brage | Stars: Ole Brage, Karl Dönitz, R.H. Dewing, Ole Lippmann
35. Tre år efter (1948)
94 min | Drama, War
Soya's satirist take on variations of Danes, who willingly or unwillingly came to deal with German troops during the five year Second World War occupation.
Director: Johan Jacobsen | Stars: Angelo Bruun, Ib Schønberg, Karin Nellemose, Lily Weiding
Votes: 20
36. Frihedsrådet (1965 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, History, War
Historical TV special in which Danmarks Radio (DR) reunites the members of Frihedsrådet (Council of Freedom) 20 years after the German occupation of Denmark in WWII.
Directors: Jens Bom, Orla Harregaard, Piet van Deurs | Stars: Jens Bom, Mogens Fog, Erling Foss, Børge Houmann
37. The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman (1948)
105 min | Drama, War
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.... See full summary »
Directors: Bodil Ipsen, Lau Lauritzen | Stars: Poul Reichhardt, Lisbeth Movin, Lau Lauritzen, Johannes Meyer
Votes: 72
38. En rejse gennem 21 fængsler og fangelejre (1976 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography, History
Portrait of Benjamin Mørch who was prisoner in more than a dozen different German prisons and concentration camps during WWII.
Director: Lis Møller | Star: Benjamin Mørch
39. De fem år (1955)
98 min | Documentary, History, War
Seminal Danish documentary detailing Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in the Second World War between 1940 and 1945.
Directors: Theodor Christensen, Per Holst, Børge Høst, Sten Jørgensen, Søren Melson, Helge Robbert | Stars: H.C. Hansen, Mogens Wieth, Gunnar Hansen, J. Bendix Madsen
Votes: 10
40. Frihedens pris (1960)
85 min | War
Morten, a young sailor, returns home from a journey in the middle of the people's strike in 1944 and joins a resistance group.
Director: Annelise Hovmand | Stars: Willy Rathnov, Ghita Nørby, Holger Juul Hansen, Preben Lerdorff Rye
Votes: 29
41. Gamle Danmark (1983–1984)
80 min | Documentary, History
Paul Hammerich's personal portrait of how Denmark became a welfare society. The documentary series begins after the German occupation of Denmark in May 1945 and covers the period up to October 1972 when Denmarks enters the European Union.
Star: Paul Hammerich
Votes: 29
42. Marie og Kaj Ibsen fortæller Erik Voss om besættelsestiden i Kolding (1986 Video)
Documentary, Short
Marie and Kaj Ibsen recall time in the city of Kolding when Denmark was occupied by Germany in WWII.
Stars: Kaj Ibsen, Marie Ibsen, Erik Voss
43. Hævnens time - om opgøret med landssvigerne efter besættelsen (1970 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
About how treason was dealt with in Denmark after the German occupation of country in WIII.
Director: Gunnar Iversen
44. Stutthofkomiteen (1966 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
Documentary about Danish communists who were put in the Stutthof Concentration Camp during the German occupation of Denmark in WWII. The widows to these men, nicknamed "The Red Widows" ... See full summary »
Director: Lis Møller
45. En dansker i Hitlers Tyskland (2005 TV Movie)
39 min | Documentary, War
Director: Torben Skjødt Jensen | Stars: Allan Hagedorff, Anne Røgilds, Adolf Hitler
46. Et lys i mørket (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, War
How the Danish Judes escaped to Sweden by boats in October-November 1943 during the German occupation of Denmark.
Director: Anton Kjædegaard | Stars: Niels Bohr, Adolf Hitler, King Christian X, Ralph Oppenheim
47. Befrielsen i Århus og København (1945)
Documentary, Short, History
Coverage of the liberation days in Copenhagen and Århus in May 1945. Field Marshall Montgomery leads the British Army through the streets, applauded by thousands of Danes. Footage is silent, but contains rare color images from the event.
Star: Bernard L. Montgomery
48. Med ordets sværd (1993 TV Movie)
Documentary, War
Portrait of Danish author Kaj Munk who was murdered by Gestapo during the German occupation of Denmark in 1944. Made by his granddaughter Arense Lund.
Director: Arense Lund | Stars: Kaj Munk, Lise Munk, Yrsa Lund, Arense Lund
49. Århundredets vidner (1998–1999)
38 min | Documentary, History
Portraits of people who have witnessed significant events of the 20th century, such as surviving Holocaust, or been given the very first heart transplantation, or simply being 100+ years old and having survived the entire 20th century.
Stars: Marianne Germer, Dusja, Carl Erik Faurholdt, Anette Faye Jacobsen
50. Flødeskumsfronten (2005– )
40 min | Documentary, War
Documentary about how German soldiers experienced the occupation of Denmark during WWII.
Stars: Adolf Hitler, Jørgen Lorenzen
Votes: 10