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A Day in October (1991)

Original title: En dag i oktober

1991-09-06 · 1h 37m · DA
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During the month of October 1943, the Danish resistance movement and just plain ordinary citizens joined together in staging a mass exodus by fishing boats to neutral Sweden of their Jewish countrymen, practically on the eve of the Nazi's planned round-up and delivery to concentration camps of all Jews. Story is told from the point of view of one Jewish family.

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Kenneth MadsenDirectorDamian F. SlatteryWriter

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D. B. SweeneyD. B. SweeneyNiels JensenKelly WolfKelly WolfSara KublitzTovah FeldshuhTovah FeldshuhEmma KublitzDaniel BenzaliDaniel BenzaliSolomon KublitzOle LemmekeOle LemmekeLarsenKim RømerKim RømerArne

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1940sSwedenDenmarkDanish jew

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinity1940s · Sweden · DenmarkDialogue densityDramaDirector preference932226Actor preference36715 · 123943 · 142561Country preferenceDk

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What is A Day in October about?

During the month of October 1943, the Danish resistance movement and just plain ordinary citizens joined together in staging a mass exodus by fishing boats to neutral Sweden of their Jewish countrymen, practically on the eve of the Nazi's planned round-up and delivery to concentration camps of all Jews. Story is told from the point of view of one Jewish family.

How long is A Day in October?

A Day in October has a runtime of 97 minutes.