Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Det belgiske Kongebesøg (1928)

Det belgiske Kongebesøg poster
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
5 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent documentary from 1928 records the Belgian King Albert's visit to Copenhagen. Crowds gather at places like Vesterbrogade and the town hall square to await the royal arrival. One man holds a sign saying 'Jesus is coming soon.' The film shows the royal procession, army artillery, and the bustling streets of Copenhagen.

historicalobservationaleverydaysilentblack-and-whitestaticmonochromearchivalatmospheric

What happens

Det belgiske Kongebesøg er en stumfilm fra 1928 af ukendt instruktør. Stor menneskemængde på Vesterbrogade og på Københavns rådhusplads venter på, at den belgiske kong Albert skal ankomme. Kongen kommer ikke, men en mand i menneskemængden står med skilt, hvorpå der kan læses: 'Jesus kommer snart'. Den 17. april 1928: Den belgiske kong Albert besøg Danmark. Københavns rådhusplads er fyldt med mennesker. Ankomst til Amalienborg. Strøget med trafik og optog. Dansk hestetrukken feltartilleri fra hæren kører over Amalienborg slotsplads. De kongelige kører over Amalienborg slotsplads. Mere feltartilleri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?