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Ned med Vaabnene!
Holger-Madsen, 1915
Martha, a war widow, finds a new zest for life when she meets the noble Captain von Tilling. They marry, but before long he, too, is called to war. In his absence, Martha falls into a depression and is hospitalised.
Præsidenten
Carl Th. Dreyer, 1919
By his father’s deathbed, the young Karl Victor von Sendlingen swears that he will never make the same mistake his father made in his youth: to marry a girl beneath his own station. The promise proves to have fatal consequences when Karl Victor falls in love with a young governess, whom he impregnates but refuses to marry as this would break his oath to his father. Many years later, he is a highly respected president of the court about to deal out judgment to a young woman who has killed her new-born child.
Atlantis
August Blom, 1913
With his wife admitted to a mental hospital and his academic career beset on all sides, Doctor von Kammacher goes abroad to regain his strength and his joy of life. On the trip, he meets two very different women, one of whom will decide his fate. Due to a technical error a brief sequence in the middle of the film is missing.
Af Elskovs Naade
August Blom, 1914
The honeymoon between the newly married couple Lydia and Count von Teyn soon comes to an end. The count makes his new wife jealous when he helps a female rider who makes obvious advances at him. Lydia has barely forgiven her husband before things go wrong again.
Elskovsleg
Holger-Madsen, August Blom, 1914
FRAGMENT | Two friends, Fritz and Theodor, make the acquaintance of Christine and Mizzi, who are also friends. Fritz is immediately captivated by Christine, who is bashful and modest as opposed to the eager, effervescent Mizzi. But even though the love between the two grows, Christine is not the only woman in Fritz’s life.
Under Skæbnens Hjul
Holger-Madsen, 1914
MOST WANTED | Betty Nansen was the greatest diva of Danish theatre at the time, and it was quite a feather in the cap for the Nordisk Film studio and its founder, Ole Olsen, when he landed a contract with her in 1913. However, Nansen never truly conquered the medium of film the way that a certain Asta Nielsen did; around this time, ‘Die Asta’ had just set out for Germany. 'For the Sake of A Man', in which Nansen plays alongside one of the greatest male Danish stars of the theatre, Poul Reumert, is among the now-lost Betty Nansen films.
Lykken svunden og genvunden
Hjalmar Davidsen, 1914
FRAGMENT | Solicitor von Ramm lives alone with his little daughter, whom he had with his teenage sweetheart Klara. At a party, he randomly encounters Klara, who has since married the talented pulmologist von Esmarck. Ramm gives into Klara’s desire to see their child again, and the love between them is suddenly rekindled.
Pro Patria
August Blom, 1916
Out of the blue, war is declared, making two otherwise friendly neighbouring nations deadly enemies. Amid the inferno, finding themselves on different sides of the conflict, Elsa and Alexis are forced to call off their engagement. Will they ever get back together again?
Verdens Undergang
Mine worker West lives in a small mining town with his daughters Edith and Dina. When the mine owner Stoll comes to town to inspect the work, he falls in love with Dina. Against her fathers will, she elopes with the unscrupulous stock exchange speculator.
Pax æterna
Holger-Madsen, 1917
A peace-loving prince and his followers dream of eternal peace – pax aeterna. So far, they have been successful only within the realm. When the neighbouring state declares war, the prince’s heart stops beating.
Folkets Ven
Holger-Madsen, 1918
The social storm after World War I divides the people. In the eye of the storm are three brothers fighting for the lower classes, each in his own way. Waldo the blacksmith wants a world revolution by power and violence.
Vor fælles Ven
A.W. Sandberg, 1921
A fisherman finds a corpse in a river, and he turns out to have been the victim of murder. The dead man is John Harmon, a millionaire’s son who was just about to inherit his father’s fortune. The investigation abounds with mysterious events, and a stranger suddenly appears – might he be the killer?About 50% of the film's second half is lost.