
The Only Way
1970-01-01 · 86 min · ★ 6.2
In April 1940, the armies of Nazi Germany invaded Denmark. The Danish government promised peaceful cooperation on the condition that Denmark's Jews remained free. The Nazis agreed. In October 1943, the agreement was broken... This is the true and magnificent saga of Denmark's valorous actions to save Danish Jews from Nazi extermination at peril of death!
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- Directors
- Bent Christensen
- Production companies
- lanterna film
- Countries
- Denmark
- Status
- Released
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Jane SeymourLillian Stein
Ebbe RodeLeo Stein
Helle VirknerRuth Stein
Martin PotterMorten Jensen
Bendt RotheSanders
Bjørn Watt-BoolsenDoktor Kjær
Claus NissenLassens assistent
Elsa Marianne von RosenBallet teacher
Ove SprogøeHr. Petersen
Kjeld NørgaardSS-officer
Jens OkkingFlugtleder
Benny HansenLars
Kjeld JacobsenLassen
Erik KühnauFisker
Bjørn Watt-BoolsenDr. Kjær
Ejner FederspielArresteret jøde
John WittigFlugtleder
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