The End of the World (1916)

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Released:
1916-04-01

Overview:
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

Runtime:
1h 13min

Genre:
Science Fiction, Action, Drama

  • 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