1961 Danish film by Annelise Hovmand
The Musketeers (Danish: Gøngehøvdingen) is a 1961 Danish family film directed by Annelise Hovmand and starring Jens Østerholm. It was followed by the 1963 film Dronningens vagtmester.
Plot
The film is set in 1658, during the Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660). The winter is cold and harsh. The Swedish King Karl X Gustav, who has moved his army from Germany to occupy Jutland, can easily access Copenhagen. In South Zealand, the Danish Snapphane militiamen fight against the Swedish supremacy under the leadership of Svend Poulsen, who is called the Gønge-chieftain (Gøngehøvdingen, after the historical Danish shire of Gønge in Scania). Svend gets an unofficial assignment from King Frederik III to travel to Vordingborg Church to collect 50,000 Rigsdaler-coins and securities belonging to the King. Then these valuables must be brought from Vordingborg to Copenhagen to pay for Copenhagen's defense against the Swedes, where it is of great importance that they arrive in time. Svend gets help from his brother-in-law, Ib Abel. Together, Svend and Ib try to get through the Swedish lines covertly, but it is not so easy as they are hunted by a mad German captain and his witch.
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