Der kom en dag

Der kom en dag (lit. 'A day dawned')^[1] is a 1955 Danish dramatic film directed by Sven Methling, It stars John Wittig, Kjeld Jacobsen and Astrid Villaume as Danish resistance fighters during the last days of the German occupation of Denmark in World War II.^[2]

Der kom en dag
Original movie poster
Directed by	Sven Methling
Written by	Flemming Muus John Olsen
Produced by	John Olsen
Starring	John Wittig Astrid Villaume
Cinematography	Aage Wiltrup
Edited by	Anker Sørensen
Music by	Sven Gyldmark
Production company	Saga Studio
Release date	17 February 1955 (1955-02-17)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Cast

• John Wittig
• Astrid Villaume
• Kjeld Jacobsen
• Louis Miehe-Renard
• Kate Mundt
• Jakob Nielsen (actor)
• Poul Müller
• Svend Methling
• Gabriel Axel
• Inger Lassen
• Ole Wisborg [da]
• Hans Egede Budtz
• Lilli Holmer [da]
• Bent Christensen

Production

The film was produced by John Olsen at Saga Studio.^[3] Co-written by Olsen and Flemming Muus, it is based on a true story as told in Muus' novel of the same name.^[4]

Locations used in the film include Amalienborg Palace, Hvidovre Church, Copenhagen Police Headquarters and Copenhagen City Hall.^[5]

Reception

It won the 1955 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (in a tie with Carl Th. Dreyer's Ordet).^[6]