Frihedens pris (1960)

Directed by

Annelise Hovmand

Genre

war film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

15

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young sailor joins the Danish resistance during the German occupation. The film shows the everyday tragedies of the people under oppression and the sailor's struggle between love and the sacrifices of the freedom fight.

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What happens

Frihedens pris er en dansk film fra 1960, med manuskript af Finn Methling og Annelise Hovmand, der også har instrueret. Filmen følger den unge sømand (Willy Rathnov), der går i land og bliver frihedskæmper. Den skildrer hverdagens tragedier og undertrykkelsen af folket under Besættelsen, og den viser sømandens balancering mellem kærlighedens søde liv og frihedskampens ultimative ofre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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