De fem and spyers
| Movie | |
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| Original title | De fem and spyers |
| Country of production | Denmark , Canada |
| original language | Danish |
| Publishing year | 1969 |
| length | 81 minutes |
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| Director | Katrine Hedman |
| script | Katrine Hedman |
| production | Just Betzer |
| music | Bertrand Bech |
| camera | Mikael Salomon |
| cut | Werner Hedman |
| occupation | |
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De fem og spionerne (translated: Five Friends and the Spies ) is a feature film from 1969, which was directed by Katrine Hedman .
Enid Blyton's book Five Friends on New Adventures served as the basis for the film .
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The summer vacation has started. Julius, Richard and Anne are allowed to spend their holidays in the rock house, with their cousin Georg, her parents and the dog Tim. But shortly after arriving by train, the siblings have to find out that Georg is to be punished for poor academic performance. Her father has hired a tutor named Mr. Roland to give Georg tutoring. Conveniently, they should now also be taught at the same time. Neither of them really like the forced tutor. The dog Tim in particular shows no friendliness towards him.
But there are also hours when the friends can enjoy the vacation. A visit to Mr. and Mrs. Sanders' farm is a welcome change. The Sanders willingly reveal the secrets that are hidden in their home. On the upper floor there is a white cupboard with a back wall that can be pushed aside. A person can hide behind this back wall without any problems.
When Tim comes across the Sanders' black and white cat, the inevitable hunt begins. The cat, however, quickly rescues itself on a grandfather clock and Tim immediately tries to jump after her. In doing so, he presses in part of the wood paneling. Georg wants to calm Tim down and so she discovers the hole Tim has exposed, a secret compartment. Richard, who examines the hiding place more closely, finds a roll of canvas. The canvas roll contains a card with illegible writing. The five suspect that the plan shows the access to an underground secret passage and so the search begins.
Not enough of the excitement, Georg's father soon discovered that important papers for his latest invention were missing. The friends soon suspect the unloved head of house, because recently he has been meeting two strange men who have rented a room in the Sanders' farm. The Five Friends are also following this trail.
Finally they discover the secret passage that leads from the rock house directly to the Sanders' farm and has its exit in the white cupboard that they had examined days before. The two strangers are housed in the said room with the white cupboard. The friends secretly search the room and discover Uncle Quentin's formulas. So the formulas are saved and the two scoundrels, as well as Mr. Roland, who is actually in league with the thieves, are arrested by the police.
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The film, shot in color and in mono, was produced by Panorama-Film A / S ( Copenhagen ). The dog role had been filled with a German Shepherd .
The film premiered in Denmark on October 13, 1969 . This was followed by premieres in Sweden (December 13, 1969), Norway (February 5, 1970) and Finland (February 23, 1973). An English dubbed version with the title Five and the Spies was also published . The film was shown again on Danish television (on DR1) on April 14, 2001 and August 25, 2002.
In 1970 the film team shot a second part: 5 friends in the ink .
References and comments
- ↑ a b Naming analogous to the synchronization of the film 5 Friends in Ink
- ↑ a b According to the cover of the DVD 5 Friends in Ink . See also: www.danskefilm.dk - De fem og spionerne . This is entered incorrectly in the Internet Movie Database .
- ↑ a b Internet Movie Database - Start dates for De 5 og spionerne (1969)
- ↑ See Five Friends Fanpage - Five Friends - Five and the Spies - De 5 og spionerne ( Memento from February 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive )