Cinemateket
Gør dit lærred lidt bredere
Viden om Film
Bevaring og formidling af historiske film
Læring & Formidling
Oplev, forstå og skab film
For branchen
Viden, nyheder og værktøjer for film- og spilbranchen
Støtte
Indgang til Filminstituttets støtteordninger
Om Filminstituttet
Læs mere om organisationen
Danish Silent Film
We found 227 results
227 results
A Trip to Mars
Holger-Madsen, 1918, 81 min.
Inspired by Napoleon, the navy officer Avanti Planetaros endeavours to chart the cosmos and explore its strange planets. His spaceship lands on Mars, where Avanti and his crew meet a peace-loving, fruit-eating, gentle people who surely have a thing or two to teach the earthlings.The film has English intertitles and music by Ronen Thalmay.
The Anarchist's Mother-in-Law
Viggo Larsen, 1906, 4 min.
The anarchist lives a happy and peaceful life with his wife, until his mother-in-law suddenly pays an unwelcome visit. After a series of hardships he makes a drastic decision.
The White Slave Girl
Viggo Larsen, 1907, 8 min.
Having responded to a newspaper advertisement, a young girl sets out to take up a position as a housekeeper. Not long after arriving, it transpires that she has fallen into the clutches of the white slave trade. The house is in fact a brothel, and its lecherous clients are queuing up to get a piece of the new girl.
The New Teacher
Ubekendt, 1910, 6 min.
Master Spag rejoices when he is offered the position of house teacher for the baroness’ two sons. However, he is hardly inside the door before the naughty boys start running circles around him.The film lacks intertitles.
The Magic Bag
1907, 4 min.
Two clowns perform acrobatic routines with each other, but suddenly start fighting. One of them finds and hides inside a large canvas sack that turns out to have magic properties.
The Magic Purse
Viggo Larsen, 1909, 8 min.
A young sailor dozes off in the grass in Frederiksberg Have and wakes up surrounded by supernatural fairylike creatures. They take him to the mermaid Capriciosa, who gives him a magic, inexhaustible wallet. The only rule he must abide is never to share his fortune with his family.
The Witch and the Cyclist
Viggo Larsen, 1909, 3 min.
A mischievous witch uses her dark magic on an innocent cyclist until he is all confused. He is forced to pedal backwards and at the same time, his bike changes shape anytime the witch wants it to.
Female Wrestlers
1907, 7 min.
In this film, female wrestlers fight while two male referees, dressed in suits, keep a close eye on the match as it progresses.
The Robber's Sweetheart
Viggo Larsen, 1907, 12 min.
Jim, a robber, is in love with the chief’s bride Clara, who firmly rejects his many advances. In revenge, he snitches on the entire gang of robbers to the police, who immediately imprison the chief and his men. Clara kills the treacherous Jim and sets out to free her lover from prison.
Lion Hunting
Viggo Larsen, 1908, 12 min.
Two men are big-game hunting in the jungle, where zebras, ostriches, hippos, monkeys and lions reside. When one of the big cats kills their horse, the real hunt begins.N.
The Mysterious Cigar
Viggo Larsen, 1909, 4 min.
FRAGMENT | Young Hansen is deeply in love with his boss’s daughter and regularly meets with her in secret. One day, the boss catches them and throws Hansen out on his ear. Hansen goes to the local bar to drown his sorrows.
Once Upon a Time
Viggo Larsen, Gustav Lund, 1907, 10 min.
FRAGMENT | The Princess of Illyria rejects all suitors, but suddenly begins to take an interest in a wandering pauper roaming the vicinity of the royal castle. It is none other than the Prince of Denmark and his friend, Kasper Røghat. By means of a magic toy, rattle and copper kettle, the disguised prince manages to secure himself a kiss and a night in the princess’s chamber.