Mix of actor portrayals and actual footage: Otto Von Bismarck the Prime Minister of Prussia declares war against Denmark in a house of Ministry of Prussia. Scenes of war, cavalry and infantry invading Denmark. War against Denmark. Victory parade by German soldiers, while people cheer for them. War against France in year 1870. Meeting of minister to declare unification of Germany. Actual footage of Palace of Versailles and nearby buildings. Dramatized crowning ceremony for German Emperor Wilhelm I. Mix of actor portrayals and actual footage of growth of German military complex: Closeup view of sculpture of Chariot driven by Victoria atop Brandenburg Gate. German industries and men working in factories; merchant marine ships of Germany at harbors. German man drinking beer from glass. German man eating a sausage. German farmers tending fields on hillsides in Germany. Mountain villages in Germany. Fleet of German Navy warships. Actual footage of troops of German army, riflemen, cavaliers march through the streets in decade of 1910s. Dramatization of German men dueling swords in German universities. Actual footage of German Army officers in discussion in early 1910's before World War 1, including Helmuth von Moltke the Younger and other officers.
Danish civilians meet King Christian X of Denmark in the streets of Copenhagen. People walking in the street. King Christian X arrives on horseback. People gather near the king. Buildings along the side of the street. The Royal Danish flag flying on a flagpole. Children stand and salute the flag. King Christian X and the Danish Royal family including Crown Prince Frederik and his daughter Princess Margrethe, stands in a balcony of the Amalienborg Palace and waves towards a crowd.
A boat sails nears the shore in Copenhagen, Denmark. Little Mermaid statue (Langelinie, 2100 København Ø, Denmark) with boats in the background. A monument in the city. A group of people outside the monument. A clock tower in Copenhagen.
Electric lights spell out "1959" and then "2000" at a nightclub in Copehagen, Denmark. Couples in formal attire dance, accompanied by a small orchestra, in Copenhagen, Denmark. when the music ends, they return to dining tables. Scene shifts to the "Wivex" Restaurant, in Tivoli Gardens, where couples dance on a crowded floor as an orchestra plays fast tempo music. Next the marquee of the "Valencia" nightclub is shown where several chorus girls put on a floor show. Patrons in formal dress dance at the "Arena" club. Meals are being prepared and picked up by waiters, and bar tenders draw tap beer, at the "Lorry" restaurant. Plates of food are shown.
A men's singing club performs in the Tapping Hall of the Tuborg Brewery (Strandvejen 54 | Hellerup, Copenhagen 2900, Denmark) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Several members on a balcony begin to sing and others below in the hall join in. They all wear similar caps. View from above of the singers standing on several levels in the hall. View of the outside corner of the brewery building, and of the smokestacks and large brewery towers. Glimpse of a ship docked. Tuborg sign displayed on a bridging structure at the brewery. View returns to the Tapping Hall where the singers begin a new song. Camera pans vertically down the interior of the hall. As the song continues, a young man and woman are shown strolling in a romantic country setting with trees and a lake. The couple shares a kiss. The scene shifts again, back to singers in the Tapping Hall, as they finish the song and begin a new one about Tuborg beer. They hold glasses of Tuborg beer as they sing and drink together after the song ends.
Death of King Christian X of Denmark. United States and British warships in Copenhagen harbor with half-mast flags. Danish flags on buildings at half-mast. Burial procession of King leaded by United States Marine Corps. Casket of king in horse drawn carriage, followed by royal family and dignitaries from various countries. Civilians on both sides of roads. Roskilde Cathedral (Domkirkepladsen 3, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark), the location where the burial of King Christian X takes place near his ancestors.