Mercur
Directed by Charlotte Sachs Bostrup, Mogens Hagedorn
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Denmark’s Radio Mercur became the first commercial offshore radio station to broadcast in Europe when it began transmitting from the ship Cheeta in international waters near Copenhagen in 1958. Inspired by true events, its journey from bold beginnings to eventual decline is now being reimagined through following the story of a group of passionate music enthusiasts. Their mission was to challenge the state-run radio monopoly by delivering fresh pop and rock ’n’ roll sounds to a youthful audience eager for new music.Read moreLess
Denmark’s Radio Mercur became the first commercial offshore radio station to broadcast in Europe when it began transmitting from the ship Cheeta in international waters near Copenhagen in 1958. Inspired by true events, its journey from bold beginnings to eventual decline is now being reimagined through following the story of a group of passionate music enthusiasts. Their mission was to challenge the state-run radio monopoly by delivering fresh pop and rock ’n’ roll sounds to a youthful audience eager for new music.
The story
Denmark’s Radio Mercur became the first commercial offshore radio station to broadcast in Europe when it began transmitting from the ship Cheeta in international waters near Copenhagen in 1958. Inspired by true events, its journey from bold beginnings to eventual decline is now being reimagined through following the story of a group of passionate music enthusiasts. Their mission was to challenge the state-run radio monopoly by delivering fresh pop and rock ’n’ roll sounds to a youthful audience eager for new music.
Cast & crew
Andreas JessenFlemming Vestergaard
Neel RønholtAnne-Marie Jensen
Jon LangeJan Irsinger
Stephania PotalivoGitte Skovgaard
Peter GantzlerPreben Borg
Charlotte FichLily Irsinger
Jesper LohmannRichard Hansen
Ken VedsegaardSchiøler Mortensen
Rasmus BotoftTorben Stenbæk
Steen Stig LommerPeder Falk
Susanne StormTove Vestergaard
Henrik BirchVerner VestergaardExplore the crew
- Writer
- Søren Frellesen
- Editor
- Kristine Lund Karlsson
- Producer
- Sven Clausen
- Producer
- Stine Meldgaard Madsen
- Director
- Charlotte Sachs Bostrup
- Editor
- Lars Wissing
- Director
- Mogens Hagedorn
- Writer
- Thor Bjørn Krebs
- Editor
- Klaus Heinicke
- Editor
- Frederik Strunk
- Editor
- Martin Wehding
- Editor
- Martin Schade