In the early morning of April 9 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe¿s strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle and motorcycle companies are summoned in order to hold back the forces, until the Danish reinforcements can be mobilized. During these crucial hours we follow second lieutenant Sand and his bicycle company. They will, as the first Danish soldiers, meet the enemy in combat on April 9, 1940.
| Original title | 9. april |
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| Danish title | 9. april |
| Director | Roni Ezra |
| Screenplay | Tobias Lindholm |
| Producer | René Ezra, Tomas Radoor |
| Director of Photography | Philippe Kress |
| Editor | Peter Brandt |
| Sound | Morten Pilegaard, Oskar Skriver |
| Composer | Jonas Struck |
| Production designer | Thomas Greve |
| Casting | Tanja Grunwald |
| Appearance | Pilou Asbæk, Lars Mikkelsen, Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Martin Greis |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | Danish |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | Dolby 5.1 |
| Danish theatrical release | 12.03.2015 |
| Cinemas | Premiere i 115 biografer over hele landet. |
| DFI subsidy | Markedsordningen |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Production company | Nordisk Film Production A/S |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Haderslev Kommune, VUC Syd |
| In collaboration with | TV2 |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Roni Ezra |
| 1st assistant director | Kristian Nissen |
| Continuity | Jill Knuttel |
| Casting | Tanja Grunwald |
| Casting assistant | Anne Weinell |
| Actors coordinator | Noah Simic |
| Acting coach | Sarah Boberg |
| Dialect coach | Dorte Koch |
| 3rd assistant director | Theis Mølstrøm Christensen |
| Extras coordinator | Tommy Duus |
| Assistant extras coordinator | Signe Müller |
| 1st assistant director: 2. unit | Jesper Grüner |
| Assistant director: 2. unit | Matilda Appelin |
| Extras coordinator, 2. unit | Anita Juel Lystbæk |
| Extras coordinator, 2. unit | Lea Lykke |
| Director (behind the scenes) | Mette Ohlendorff |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Tobias Lindholm |
| Additional screenplay | Jannik Tai Mosholt |
| Storyboard | Sune Elskær |
| Research | Elvira Lind |
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Production |
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| Producer | René Ezra |
| Producer | Tomas Radoor |
| Executive producer | Henrik Zein |
| Executive producer | Lena Haugaard |
| Line producer | Tina Winholt |
| Production coordinator | Liva Prescott |
| Production manager | Melek Çağlar |
| Location manager | Rasmus Frøkjær Justesen |
| Line producer: 2.unit | Christel C. D. Karlsen |
| Production coordinator: 2. unit | Cecilie Anna Christiansen |
| Production assistant: 2. unit | Cecilie Timm |
| Location manager: 2. unit | Jacob-Ole Remming |
| Post-production manager | Charlotte Buch |
| Post-producton coordinator | Maggie Winther Hansen |
| Junior producer | Zire Schucany |
| Producer's assistant | Matilda Appelin |
| Producer's assistant | Lea Lykke |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of Photography | Philippe Kress |
| Key grip | Michael Tøt |
| First assistant camera: 2. unit | Daniel Parmo |
| Key grip: 2. unit | Michael Tøt |
| Camera assistant: 2. unit | Søren Pedersen |
| Steadicam operator: 2. unit | Kristian Appel |
| Cinematographer | Thomas Skou |
| Cinematographer | Kenneth Nguyen |
| Cinematographer | Daniel Balint |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Jens Bo Fraek |
| Best boy | Jacob Molberg |
| Assistant lighting technician | Christian Warncke Nutzhorn |
| Assistant lighting technician | Frederik Højgaard Marcussen |
| Rigging | Lars Nielsen |
| Gaffer: 2. unit | Jacob Østergaard |
| Best boy: 2. unit | David Medina |
| Best boy: 2. unit | Jens Lund |
| Best boy: 2. unit | Janus Hajslund |
| Assistant lighting technician: 2. unit | Niels-Kristian Bærentzen |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Peter Brandt |
| Assistant editor | Liv Lynge |
| Assistant editor | Olesya Kireeva |
| Online | Daði Jónsson |
| Teaser editor | Gregers Dohn |
| Trailer editor | Carla Luffe Heintzelmann |
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Music |
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| Composer | Jonas Struck |
| Musical arrangement | Jonas Struck |
| Musical arrangement | Christoffer Møller |
| Music producer | Jonas Struck |
| Music producer | Christoffer Møller |
| Mixer | Teis Frandsen |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Thomas Greve |
| Property master: pre-production | Jacob Stig Olsson |
| Set dresser | Anne Marie Vagner |
| Set decorator | Jesper Hyldested |
| Set decorator | Anders Jønsson |
| Assistant set dresser | Kristina Kovacs |
| Scenic artist | Birgitte Thiesen |
| Property master: 2nd unit | Søren Schwartzberg |
| Set dresser: 2. unit | Rasmus Koch |
| Set dresser: 2. unit | Jesper Hyllested |
| Set dresser: 2. unit | Anders Jønsson |
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Wardrobe |
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| Key costumer | Anne-Dorthe Eskildsen |
| Costume assistant | Katrine Gudmundsson |
| Costume assistant | Cæcilie Ning Hage |
| Costume assistant | Lisbet Mikkelsen |
| Costume assistant | Lisbeth Lyngsøe Ploug |
| Costumes: 2. unit | Katrine Gudmundsson |
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Makeup |
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| Chief makeup artist | Bjørg Serup |
| Makeup artist | Deirdre Fitzgerald |
| Hairdresser | Bettina Lervig |
| Hairdresser | Kaj Grodt-Andersen |
| Artificial limb design | Paul McGuinness |
| Makeup artist: 2. unit | Charlotte Laustsen |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Morten Pilegaard |
| Sound engineer | Oskar Skriver |
| Boom operator | Allan Holmberg |
| Sound engineer: 2. unit | Mick Raaschou |
| B-sound engineer: 2. unit | Dan Isager Nielsen |
| B-sound designer | Flemming Christensen |
| B-sound designer | Michael Dela |
| B-sound designer | Oskar Skriver |
| B-sound designer | Peter Schultz |
| B-sound designer | Nicolai Linck |
| Foley artist | Torben Greve |
| Foley artist | Erik S. Watland |
| Sound assistant | Lasse Joen Sørensen |
| Sound mixer | Nalle Hansen |
| Sound mixer | Morten Pilegaard |
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Visual effects |
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| Colourist | Peter Diemar |
| VFX supervisor | Martin Madsen |
| Compositing | Thomas Øhlenschlæger |
| Compositing | Michael Holm |
| Compositing | Dann Sandgreen |
| Compositing | Lasse Strøm |
| VFX coordinator | Morten Arnoldus |
| 3D artist | Dan Dirckinck-Holmfeld |
| Graphic design | Lasse Strøm |
| DCP mastering | Thomas Caspersen |
| Art work | Mette Ohlendorff |
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Appearance |
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| Sekondløjtnant Sand | Pilou Asbæk |
| Oberstløjtnant Hintz | Lars Mikkelsen |
| Menig Andersen | Gustav Dyekjær Giese |
| Løjtnant Gjermansen | Martin Greis |
| Sergent Bundgaard | Joachim Fjelstrup |
| Menig Gram | Jannik Lorenzen |
| Menig Lassen | Elliott Crosset Hove |
| Menig Nørreskov | Mikkel Bentzen |
| Menig Justesen | Ari Alexander |
| Menig Kolding | Mathias Lundkvist |
| Menig Lundgren | Sebastian Bull Sarning |
| Sergent Klostergaard | Jan Jürgensen |
| Bondekone | Mette Munk Plum |
| Kaptajn Holm | Simon Sears |
| Oberst Hartz | Michael Brostrup |
| Oberleutnant Becker | Jan Dose |
| Ordonnans | Pelle Emil Hebsgaard |
| Løjtnant Jepsen | Jesper Hagelskær Paasch |
| Major Fladsaa | Morten Hauch-Fausbøll |
| Adjudant Nielsen | Morten Klode |
| Signalofficer | Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson |
| Mælkedreng | Tobias Nissen |
| Mælkedrengens søster | Emilia Staugaard |
| Oppasser | Frederik Poulsen |
| Grænsengendarm | Rasmus Reiersen |
| Ung Ordonnans | Jens Malthe Næsby |
| Haderslev Soldat 1 | Mads Ole Langelund Larsen |
| Haderslev Soldat 2 | André Dall |
| Pige i vindue | Sandie Kristensen |
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| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Lindberg, Kristian | 2015-12-22 |
| Artikel | Information | Monggaard, Christian | 2015-12-22 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Trine Hoerlyck Bech | 2015-04-10 |
| Varia | Weekendavisen | Vibe Termansen | 2015-04-10 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Morten Vestergaard | 2015-04-09 |
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| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Edith Thingstrup | 2015-03-21 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Susan Groenbech | 2015-03-20 |
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| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | Jacob Oersted | 2015-03-12 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Tonny Vorm | 2015-03-12 |
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| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2015-03-12 |
| Artikel | BT | Soeren Hoey | 2015-03-12 |
| Interview | BT | Kenan Seeberg | 2015-03-12 |
| Interview | Information | Anita Brask Rasmussen | 2015-03-12 |
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| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | Maiken Kolby | 2015-01-17 |
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| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | Kim Kasstrup | 2014-06-20 |
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| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Ritzau | 2014-02-18 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2014-02-17 |
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