1864 (2014)

Genre

drama television series, historical television series, war television series

Country

Denmark

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers from a village in Funen join the Danish army before the 1864 war against Prussia and Austria. The story follows them through the brutal combat in Schleswig and also shows real leaders like Danish minister Monrad and Prussian minister Bismarck.

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What happens

1864 is a 2014 Danish television historical war drama series written and directed by Ole Bornedal. It is based on two books by Tom Buk-Swienty about the Second Schleswig War of 1864 between Denmark and an alliance of Prussia and Austria which ended in defeat for Denmark and the loss of a quarter of its territory to Prussia. It follows two brothers from a remote village on Funen who enlist in the Danish army just before the outbreak of war, and experience the horrors of combat in Schleswig. It also features actual historical figures such as Danish prime minister D. G. Monrad and Prussian prime minister Otto von Bismarck. It was the most expensive Danish TV series ever made at the time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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