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title: 'The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lau Laritzen Jr.'
released: '1948-03-30'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-viking-watch-of-the-danish-seaman-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125521/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman (1948)

1948 · 109 min · Drama, War · Denmark

Original title: Støt står den danske sømand

## Synopsis

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman is a 1948 Danish war drama directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr. The film, known alternatively as Perilous Expedition or its literal title translation Steady stands the Danish sailor, written by Grete Frische based upon the wartime diary of Kaj Frische, tells the true story of Danish sailors who sailed with the Allied forces during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II. It stars Poul Reichhardt and Lisbeth Movin. The film received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film in 1949.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lau Laritzen Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/lau-laritzen-jr), [Bodil Ipsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bodil-ipsen)
- **Producer:** [Lau Laritzen Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/lau-laritzen-jr)
- **Screenplay:** [Grete Frische](https://cinepixo.com/people/grete-frische)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sven Gyldmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-gyldmark)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rudolf Frederiksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-frederiksen)
- **Editor:** [Marie Ejlersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-ejlersen)

## Cast

- [Per Buckhøj](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-buckh-j)
- [Jon Iversen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-iversen)
- [Aksel Stevnsborg](https://cinepixo.com/people/aksel-stevnsborg)
- [Bruno Tyron](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-tyron)
- [Carl Heger](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-heger)
- [Lisbeth Movin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisbeth-movin)
- [Lau Laritzen Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/lau-laritzen-jr)
- [Jørn Ording](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-rn-ording)
- [Henny Lindorff Buckhøj](https://cinepixo.com/people/henny-lindorff-buckh-j)
- [Poul Secher](https://cinepixo.com/people/poul-secher)
- [Preben Uglebjerg](https://cinepixo.com/people/preben-uglebjerg)
- [Preben Lerdorff Rye](https://cinepixo.com/people/preben-lerdorff-rye)
- [Kjeld Arrild](https://cinepixo.com/people/kjeld-arrild)
- [Johannes Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/johannes-meyer)
- [Arne Westermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/arne-westermann)

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