Science Fiction ·Action ·Drama · Denmark · 1916 · 1h 13m

The End of the World

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Director

Cast

Olaf Fønss as Frank Stoll, mine owner and stock market speculator Carl Lauritzen as West, mine foreman Ebba Thomsen as Dina, West's daughter and Flint's fiancée Johanne Fritz-Petersen as Edith, West's daughter Thorleif Lund as Flint, miner Alf Blütecher as Reymers, coxswain

Crew

Louis Larsen — Director of Photography Otto Rung — Writer Ole Olsen — Producer Axel Bruun — Production Design

Synopsis

Foreman West lives in a small mining town with his daughters Edith and Dina. When entrepreneur and mine owner Frank Stoll comes to town to inspect the work, he falls in love with Dina. Against her father's will, she elopes with the unscrupulous Stoll. News of a meteor approaching the earth causes panic and Stoll exploits the situation to make a killing on the stock market; Collaborating with the press to quell the news of the meteor eases public tensions and guarantees him a fortune. He plans to survive in a secret underground tunnel, with Dina and his wealthy pals in tow. But things don't go as planned.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

August Blom Director Louis Larsen Director of Photography Otto Rung Writer Ole Olsen Producer Axel Bruun Production Design

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