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Ved Havet

Ole Olsen, 1909

Nordisk Film’s founder and director, Ole Olsen, both wrote and directed the short reportage depicting life 'At the Sea Shore'. The only preserved version here is clipped together with 'The Life of Fishermen in Scandinavia' from 1906, which is also written and directed by Olsen.

According to a letter dated 29 October 1909 (the day after the film’s Danish premiere) to Nordisk Film’s branch in Berlin, the film didn’t exactly sell like hotcakes: “The negative of 'By the Sea Shore' isn’t good, but since director Olsen himself shot the film, we’d like to release it.

Præsten fra Havet

Fritz Magnussen, 1918

There’s an uproar in the small fishing village, as the greedy businessman Consul Warming forces the fishermen to work both day and night. The kind-hearted Pastor Strøm defends the men, but he’s immediately suspended and eventually goes to the dogs. When a violent storm puts both the consul and his daughter – Strøm’s beloved – into danger, the vicar from the sea defies both his position and the forces of nature to save them.

Pigen fra Palls

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1916

Young Elly lives in the fishing town of Whitley as the foster daughter of the greedy merchant Brown. When Brown suddenly raises gasoline prices, the local fishermen revolt. The events escalate to a huge gasoline fire, Brown’s death and poor Elly’s capture by pirates.