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The Red Meadows

Original title: De røde enge / Red Meadows
1945 · 1 h 25 min
Directed by Bodil Ipsen
DramaWar

Cast

Poul Reichhardt Lisbeth Movin Per Buckhøj

Plot

During the German occupation of Denmark, a resistance fighter, Bent Hviid, is on the run after a failed mission, hiding in the countryside and attempting to cross to Sweden. Hunted by the Germans, he is sheltered by a woman and her family, and his hosts' lives are endangered. Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen's 1945 film, based on a true story, was the great Danish film of the war years and a powerful tribute to the resistance.

Sinekatalog’s take

Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen's drama follows a Danish resistance fighter hiding from the Germans and helped by a woman as he tries to reach Sweden. Poul Reichhardt and Lisbeth Movin are touching in a tense, humane and beloved classic of Danish cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (483 votes)
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