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Peat production sets a record

Mogens Skot-Hansen, Denmark, 1941

7 min.DK/DocumentaryInformation films

Peat digging in Denmark became an industry in 1941. 80,000 persons were employed on the moors to get fuel for the coming winter, and production rose to twelve times that of a normal year's output.
Basic information Credits
Original title Tørveproduktionen sætter Rekord
Danish title Tørveproduktionen sætter Rekord
Other titles Tørvefilmen
Keywords Peat production, occupation, The, 1940-1949
Director Mogens Skot-Hansen
Screenplay Mogens Skot-Hansen, U. Skodshøj, Gunnar Robert Hansen
Director of Photography Svend Wilquin
Composer Kai Rosenberg
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral
Technical info 186 meter, 35 mm, Black/white, Sound
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Companies

Production company Palladium
Executive Producer Dansk Kulturfilm
Commissioned by Ministeriet for Landbrug og Fiskeri, Regeringens Beskæftigelsesudvalg
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral

Direction

Direction Mogens Skot-Hansen

Script

Script Mogens Skot-Hansen
Script U. Skodshøj
Script Gunnar Robert Hansen

Cinematography

Cinematography Svend Wilquin

Music

Music Kai Rosenberg

Voiceover

Voiceover Poul Juhl

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