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A day in October

Kenneth Madsen, Denmark, 1991

99 min.DK/Feature

During the month of October 1943, the Danish resistance movement and just plain ordinary citizens joined 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. English dialogue and U.S. actors top-cast
Basic information Credits Music Materials
Original title A day in October
Danish title En dag i oktober
Director Kenneth Madsen
Screenplay Damian F. Slattery
Producer Philippe Rivier
Director of Photography Henning Kristiansen
Editor Nicolas Gaster
Sound Stig Sparre-Ulrich, Michael Dela, Martin Saabye Andersen
Composer Jens Lysdal, Ted Grouya, Niels Foss, Svend Asmussen, Don Redman, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, Leo Mathisen, Milton Ager, Jeremiah Clarke, D.L. Rogert, Kim Bohr-Christensen, Johannes Søe Hansen, Gunnar Lychou, John Bak Dinitzen, Niels-Ulrik Sahl Christensen, Jens Lysdal, Klas Sjöblom, Rolf Dahl, Halina Wigocka, Ninnie Isaksson, Bodil Rørbech, Kristine Algot Sørensen, Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Production designer Sven Wichmann, Torben Bækmark Pedersen
Casting Marie Louise Hedegaard
Appearance D.B. Sweeney, Kelly Wolf, Tovah Feldshuh, Daniel Benzali
Production country Denmark, United Kingdom
Domestic distribution Egmont Film
Technical info 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Sound
Danish theatrical release 06.09.1991
Cinemas Odense, Aalborg, Palads, Bio Lyngby, Grand
Find more Peter Rundle: Hvem er Kenneth Madsen? Levende Billeder 10/1990.
Danish rating Allowed for children over the age of 12
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Companies

Production company Panorama Film International, Kenmad
Domestic distribution Egmont Film

Direction

Direction Kenneth Madsen
Assistant director Eric Heffron
Assistant director Peter Baekkel
Assistant director Lene Irgens
Continuity Stine Monty Freddie
Casting Marie Louise Hedegaard

Script

Script Damian F. Slattery
Storyboard Sylvain Despretz
Historical consultant Leo Goldberger

Production

Production Kenneth Madsen
Production Just Betzer
Production Pernille Siesbye
Producer Philippe Rivier
Production manager Kim Magnusson
Production assistant Frantz Dahl
Production assistant Henrik Capetillo
Production assistant Thomas Holm Christensen
Production assistant Jan Gleie
Producer's assistant Joan Borsten

Cinematography

Cinematography Henning Kristiansen
Camera assistant Jens Schlosser
Camera assistant Allan Olsson
Cinematographer: 2. unit Peter Christian
Key grip Jimmy Leavens
Key grip Mikael Kristensen
Key grip Mark Mavrinac

Stills

Still photographer Rolf Konow

Electrical dept.

Electrical dept. Per Danbo
Electrical dept. Jan Michael Jensen
Electrical dept. Emil Sparre-Ulrich

Editing

Editing Nicolas Gaster
Assistant editor Marie-Louise Bordinggaard
Assistant editor Linda Schubell

Music

Music Jens Lysdal
Music Johannes Søe Hansen
Music Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Music Niels Foss
Music Svend Asmussen
Music Don Redman
Music Johnny Hodges
Music Duke Ellington
Music Leo Mathisen
Music Milton Ager
Music Jeremiah Clarke
Music D.L. Rogert
Music Ted Grouya
Music Kim Bohr-Christensen
Music Gunnar Lychou
Music John Bak Dinitzen
Music Niels-Ulrik Sahl Christensen
Music Jens Lysdal
Music Klas Sjöblom
Music Rolf Dahl
Music Halina Wigocka
Music Ninnie Isaksson
Music Bodil Rørbech
Music Kristine Algot Sørensen
Quartet Artium Kvartetten
Conductor Svend Christian Felumb
Orchestra Det Kongelige Kapel

Production design

Production design Sven Wichmann
Production designer Torben Bækmark Pedersen
Set manager Jes Thomsen
Set dresser Jacob Wirth Carlsen
Set dresser Michael Frandsen
Set dresser Ann Hage Thomsen
Set dresser Morten Neubert
Set dresser Ditte Kiel

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Lotte Dandanell
Costume assistant Else Prangsgaard
Costume assistant Katrine Fohrmann

Makeup

Makeup Sanne Dandanell
SFX makeup Morten Jacobsen

Sound

Sound Stig Sparre-Ulrich
Sound Michael Dela
Sound Martin Saabye Andersen
Foley artist Pauline Griffith
Boom operator Martin Saabye Andersen

Special effects

Special effects Hummer Højmark
Special effects Lars Kolding Andersen

Visual effects

Optical effects John Struck

Stunt

Stunt Lasse Spang Olsen

Appearance

Niels Jensen D.B. Sweeney
Sara Kublitz Kelly Wolf
Emma Kublitz Tovah Feldshuh
Solomon Kublitz Daniel Benzali
Larsen Ole Lemmeke
Arne Kim Rømer
Kurt Anders Peter Bro
Willy Lars Oluf Larsen
Peter Morten Suurballe
Paul Jens Arentzen
Sekretær Lily Weiding
Hansen Arne Hansen
Fisker Jørgen Teytaud
Biografgænger Jørgen Bidstrup
Politimand Dale Lovett
Dansk nazist Thomas Høgsbro
Lille pige Anina Ritterband Rosenbaum
Rabbiner Dag Lan
Kantor Benjamin Levy
Ung dansker Klaus Hjuler
Modstandsmand Anders Bigandt
Modstandsmand Jon Stephensen
Modstandsmand Jens Alsbirk
Modstandsmand Ken Vedsegaard
Modstandsmand Ernest Holm Svendsen
Modstandsmand Jacob Ørsted
Modstandsmand Kasper Morville
Modstandsmand Jesper Birch
Modstandsmand Mikkel Hersløv
Modstandsmand Klaus Scharling Nielsen
Modstandsmand Rune David Grue

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