A Royal Family
30 kings and queens, princes and princesses tell a fantastic story about power, love, triumph, tragedy and honour. Through the frank interviews, viewers are given a unique insight into generations of family unity across country borders. And in this way, a piece of exciting European history is recounted from a time when superpowers, through marriage, controlled Europe. At the end of the 1800’s the Danish King, Christian IX, managed to marry his 6 children into the dominating European royal families and Christian IX therefore, became known as ”Europe’s father-in-law”. One of his daughters became Queen of England, another the Empress of Russia, whilst two of his sons became Kings of Denmark and Greece, respectively. Today, his lineage is found all over Europe. Research and footage for this unique series has taken place all over Europe through 4 years and the royal descendants have contributed with private photographs and film, many of which have never been publicized. All interviews have been recorded in English.
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Marcus MandalDirector
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Anna LercheDirector
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Marcus MandalWriter
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Project Title (Original Language):En Kongelig Familie
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Project Type:Documentary, Television
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Runtime:6 hours
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Completion Date:February 14, 2003
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Country of Origin:Denmark
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Country of Filming:Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Axiem Awards
United States
Copper Axiem / Documentary -
Columbus International Film & Video Festival
United States
Chris Award / Documentary -
WorldFest Houston
United States
Platinum Award / TV-series - Documentary -
MCA Awards
Denmark
Best Script
Marcus Mandal has achieved worldwide acknowledgement for his documentary films. The TV series “A Royal Family” has been viewed in a total of 150 countries. And “KAREN BLIXEN – Out of This World”, featuring Meryl Streep, is one of the most prize-winning Danish documentary films ever made.
Marcus graduated from the Danish School of Journalism and the University of Copenhagen (Political Science). He has worked with TV news as a reporter, anchor, and editor-in-chief.
Marcus Mandal on IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1534622/