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April 9th

April 9th

20156.71h 33m

Overview

In the early morning of April 9, 1940, the Danish army is alerted: the Germans have crossed the border.

Directed by Roni Ezra
Written by Tobias Lindholm
Produced by Rene Ezra, Tomas Radoor
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Top Cast

Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Sekondløjtnant Sand

Lars Mikkelsen

Lars Mikkelsen

Oberstløjtnant Hintz

Gustav Dyekjær Giese

Gustav Dyekjær Giese

Menig Andersen

Martin Greis-Rosenthal

Martin Greis-Rosenthal

Løjtnant Gjermansen

Joachim Fjelstrup

Joachim Fjelstrup

Sergent Bundgaard

J

Jannik Lorenzen

Menig Gram

Elliott Crosset Hove

Elliott Crosset Hove

Menig Lassen

Mikkel Bentzen

Mikkel Bentzen

Menig Nørreskov

Ari Alexander

Ari Alexander

Menig Justesen

M

Mathias Lundkvist

Menig Kolding

Themes & Keywords

world war iihistorical battlewar

About April 9th

April 9th is a drama, war, history film released in 2015 exploring themes of world war ii, historical battle, war. Directed by Roni Ezra, it stars Pilou Asbæk, Lars Mikkelsen, Gustav Dyekjær Giese. In the early morning of April 9, 1940, the Danish army is alerted: the Germans have crossed the border.

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