''The Musketeers'' ( da, Gøngehøvdingen) is a 1961 Danish family film directed by

Annelise Hovmand Annelise Mathilde Hovmand (17 September 1924 – 28 December 2016) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and film producer. She directed 12 films between 1955 and 1991. Her 1957 film ''Ingen tid til kærtegn'' won the Bodil Award for Best ...

and starring

Jens Østerholm Jens Østerholm (25 April 1928 – 13 November 2006) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1959 and 1994. He was born in Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National a ...

. It was followed by the 1963 film ''

Dronningens vagtmester ''Dronningens vagtmester'' is a 1963 Danish drama film based on the novel of the same name by Carit Etlar. It was directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Poul Reichhardt. It followed the 1961 film '' Gøngehøvdingen''. Cast *Poul Reichhardt a ...

''.

Plot

The film is set in 1658, a war goes, and winter is cold and harsh. The Swedish King

Karl X Gustav Charles X Gustav, also Carl Gustav ( sv, Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. Afte ...

, who is drawn with his army from Germany and staying in Jutland, can easily access Copenhagen. In South Zealand, the cuckolds fight against the Swedish supremacy under the leadership of Svend Poulsen, who is called the Gønhøvdingen. Svend gets an unofficial assignment from King Frederik III; to travel to Vordingborg Church to collect 50,000 Rigsdaler and securities belonging to the King. Then the assets must be relocated from Vordingborg to Copenhagen to pay for Copenhagen's defense, and it is important that they arrive in time. Svend gets help from his brother-in-law, Ib Abel. Together, Svend and Ib are trying to get past the Swedish lines as silently as possible, but it is not so easy as they are hunted by a mad German captain and his witch.

Cast

Svend Poulsen Svend Poulsen ( – ), also referred to as Svend Poulsen Gønge ( sv, Svend Gjönge Povlsen) was a Danish-Norwegian military commander in the 17th century, serving in the armies of Christian IV, Frederick III, and Christian V. He fought in t ...

(Gøngehøvdingen) * Dirch Passer as Ib *

Ove Sprogøe Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor. Life Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. O ...

as Tam *

Birgitte Federspiel Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 – 2 February 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 (''Ordet'') and 1959 (''En fremmed banker på'').Hans Kurt Hans Kurt (23 February 1909 – 19 October 1968) was a Danish stage and film actor. Filmography *''Skal vi vædde en million? (Do You Want to Bet a Million?)'' – 1932 *'' Nøddebo Præstegård'' – 1934 *''Jeg har elsket og levet'' – 19 ...

as Kaptajn Mannheimer *

Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. Early life Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer ...

as Inger * Mogens Wieth as Frederik III *

Pauline Schumann Pauline may refer to: Religion *An adjective referring to St Paul the Apostle or a follower of his doctrines *An adjective referring to St Paul of Thebes, also called St Paul the First Hermit *An adjective referring to the Paulines, various reli ...

as Dronning Sophie Amalie * Asbjørn Andersen as Borgmester Nansen * Georg Årlin as Colonel Sparre * Bent Mejding as Tange * Annegrethe Nissen as Ane Marie *

Anne Werner Thomsen Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

as Julie Parsberg *

Jørn Jeppesen Jørn Jeppesen (21 April 1919 – 18 January 1964) was a Danish stage and film actor. Filmography *'' Genboerne'' - 1939 *'' Når bønder elsker'' - 1942 *'' Natekspressen (P. 903)'' - 1942 *'' Møllen'' - 1943 *'' Guds mærkelige veje'' ...

as Korporal Staal *

Keld Markuslund Keld Markuslund (9 July 1921 – 20 October 1972) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 35 films between 1951 and 1973. Selected filmography * ''Vi arme syndere'' (1952) * ''We Who Go the Kitchen Route'' (1953) * ''Flintesønnerne'' (195 ...

as Præsten Søren

External links

* 1961 films Danish children's films 1960s Danish-language films Films directed by Annelise Hovmand Films set in the 1650s {{Denmark-film-stub