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April 9th

Original title: 9. april
  • 20152015
  • 1h 33m
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April 9th (2015)
On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark. Based on real events - in Southern Jutland a military unit on bicycles was sent south to help hold back the Germans until reinforcement.
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On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark. Based on real events - in Southern Jutland a military unit on bicycles was sent south to help hold back the Germans until reinforcement.On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark. Based on real events - in Southern Jutland a military unit on bicycles was sent south to help hold back the Germans until reinforcement.On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark. Based on real events - in Southern Jutland a military unit on bicycles was sent south to help hold back the Germans until reinforcement.
IMDb RATING
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    • Roni Ezra
    • Tobias Lindholm
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    • Pilou Asbæk
    • Lars Mikkelsen
    • Elliott Crosset Hove
    • Roni Ezra
    • Tobias Lindholm
  • Stars
    • Pilou Asbæk
    • Lars Mikkelsen
    • Elliott Crosset Hove
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    • 14Critic reviews
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    April 9th (2015)
    April 9th (2015)
    Gustav Dyekjær Giese in April 9th (2015)
    Jannik Lorenzen, Elliott Crosset Hove, and Ari Alexander in April 9th (2015)
    Jannik Lorenzen and Gustav Dyekjær Giese in April 9th (2015)
    Pilou Asbæk in April 9th (2015)
    April 9th (2015)
    Pilou Asbæk, Jannik Lorenzen, and Ari Alexander in April 9th (2015)
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    Sebastian Bull, Ari Alexander, and Mikkel Bentzen in April 9th (2015)
    Gustav Dyekjær Giese in April 9th (2015)
    Mette Munk Plum and Mikkel Bentzen in April 9th (2015)

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    Pilou Asbæk
    Pilou Asbæk
    • Sekondløjtnant Sand
    Lars Mikkelsen
    Lars Mikkelsen
    • Oberstløjtnant Hintz
    Elliott Crosset Hove
    Elliott Crosset Hove
    • Menig Lassen
    Martin Greis-Rosenthal
    Martin Greis-Rosenthal
    • Løjtnant Gjermansen
    • (as Martin Greis)
    Simon Sears
    Simon Sears
    • Kaptajn Holm
    Ari Alexander
    Ari Alexander
    • Menig Justesen
    Joachim Fjelstrup
    Joachim Fjelstrup
    • Sergent Bundgaard
    Gustav Dyekjær Giese
    Gustav Dyekjær Giese
    • Menig Andersen
    Sebastian Bull
    • Menig Lundgren
    • (as Sebastian Bull Sarning)
    Jan Dose
    • Oberleutnant Becker
    Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson
    • Signalofficer
    Bálint Bán
    • Lt. Paulmann
    Michael Brostrup
    • Oberst Hartz
    Mette Munk Plum
    • Bondekone
    Morten Hauch-Fausbøll
    • Major Fladsaa
    Jesper Hagelskær Paasch
    Jesper Hagelskær Paasch
    • Løjtnant Jepsen
    Jannik Lorenzen
    • Menig Gram
    Pelle Emil Hebsgaard
    Pelle Emil Hebsgaard
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      • Roni Ezra
      • Tobias Lindholm
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    • Trivia
      While bicycle troops might seem risible and impractical to modern eyes, such units were in fact quite common in many countries at the time, including Germany, fielding whole bicycle battalions. Early in World War Two, Japan conquered much of China and South East Asia employing some 50,000 bicycle infantry, such troops taking e.g. Singapore from Great Britain. Bicycle units were also employed by the British during the invasion of Normandy in 1944. Bicycle infantry was seen as cost effective mobility in place of e.g. horses, that needed extra feed and could panic under fire.
    • Goofs
      In the battle of Lundtoftbjerg(1940), a German soldier is equipped with a MG42 machine gun (developed in 1942).
    • Connections
      Featured in Dansk films bedste: Krig, Klasselærere og Kammerater (2022)

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    9/10
    Fantastic War Movie about a War that I never Knew Existed!
    I have to say that I'm very impressed with this movie. I had always assumed that the Danes were German sympathizers and did not put up an effective response to the German Invasion. This is definitely not so! Our little Bicycle platoon of Brave Danish Warriors, definitely gave the Huns a run for their money.

    In the movie, the Machine gunners are instructed to target the armored vehicles. I really couldn't understand why until I read this...

    "The German high command tried to present the attack on Denmark as a peaceful invasion in an attempt to score propaganda points, so German losses were never released. They succeeded in this, and most of the world believed Denmark did not put up any resistance against the invasion.[37]

    However, in 2005, the archives of the Danish weapons manufacturer DISA ('Danish Industrial Syndicate') were opened. DISA produced the Danish 20 mm cannon that took out (relatively) many German vehicles. The Germans were naturally very interested in this weapon and had forced the syndicate to export them to Germany. And in selling them to the German army, they got their best argument from the Germans themselves: they told the company that 203 soldiers had been killed or wounded by the guns in Jutland.[38]"
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    • Aug 22, 2015

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      • March 12, 2015 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • Danish
      • German
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      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Nordisk Film
      • Proton Cinema
      • TV2 Danmark
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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