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En østjysk købstad (1957)

En østjysk købstad poster
Directed by
Knud Leif Thomsen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
10 min

How it feels

This documentary shows daily life in the Danish town of Randers during the 1950s. It covers work in businesses, factories, homes, and social institutions, with a backdrop of new commercial areas and old half-timbered houses.

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What happens

En østjysk købstad er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1957 instrueret af Knud Leif Thomsen efter eget manuskript. Hverdagen i en stor, dansk købstad, en moderne og levende by med nye forretningskvarterer og gamle bindingsværkshuse som baggrund for det travle arbejde i erhvervsvirksomheder og fabrikker, i hjem og sociale institutioner - byen hvor 13 landeveje mødes med søvejen i den moderne havn: Randers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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