Poster for The Rebuilding of Rønne and Nexø

The Rebuilding of Rønne and Nexø

24 minutes

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In the first days after the Liberation in May 1945, two Danish towns, Rønne and Nexø, were bombed by Russian planes, when the German commander of the island of Bornholm in the Baltic refused to surrender. Large sections of the two towns were destroyed and a big reconstruction effort was immediately mounted with the aid of the Danish state. Sweden lent a hand, donating a large number of prefab wooden houses. The moment was seized to lay out more practical town plans, while the reconstruction strove to preserve the style of the original houses, so as not to change the distinctive character of the two towns.

Released

30th November -0001

2026 years ago

Runtime

24 minutes

Finishes at 4:09am

Directed by

Poul Bang

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Written by

Carl Theodor Dreyer

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