The End of the World (1916)
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.
Director: August Blom
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Drama
Runtime: 73 min
Release Date: April 1, 1916
Cast
- Olaf Fønss - Frank Stoll, mine owner and stock market speculator
- Carl Lauritzen - West, mine foreman
- Ebba Thomsen - Dina, West's daughter and Flint's fiancée
- Johanne Fritz-Petersen - Edith, West's daughter
- Thorleif Lund - Flint, miner
- Alf Blütecher - Reymers, coxswain
- Frederik Jacobsen - The wandering preacher
- K. Zimmerman - Professor Wissmann, astronomical scholar
- Moritz Bielawski
- Erik Holberg
Screenplay
Cinematography: Louis Larsen
Production: Nordisk Film Denmark
Country: Denmark
Language: No Language
Original Language: da
Keywords
end of the world, flood, disaster movie
More Films by Director: August Blom
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The End of the World about?
- 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.
- Who directed The End of the World?
- The End of the World was directed by August Blom.
- Who stars in The End of the World?
- The End of the World stars Olaf Fønss, Carl Lauritzen, Ebba Thomsen, Johanne Fritz-Petersen, Thorleif Lund, Alf Blütecher.
- How long is The End of the World?
- The End of the World has a runtime of 1h 13m (73 minutes).
- What genre is The End of the World?
- The End of the World is a Science Fiction, Action, Drama film.
- Where was The End of the World produced?
- The End of the World was produced in Denmark.