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The End of the World is a danois film of genre Drama directed by August Blom with Olaf Fønss

The End of the World (1916)

The End of the World
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Length 1h17
Directed by
OriginDanemark
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Action
Rating64% 3.2345953.2345953.2345953.2345953.234595

The End of the World (Danish: Verdens Undergang) is a 1916 Danish science fiction drama film directed by August Blom and written by Otto Rung, starring Olaf Fønss and Ebba Thomsen. The film depicts a worldwide catastrophe when an errant comet passes by Earth and causes natural disasters and social unrest. Blom and his crew created special effects for the comet disaster using showers of fiery sparks and shrouds of smoke. The film attracted a huge audience because of fears generated during the passing of Halley's comet six years earlier, as well as the ongoing turbulence and unrest of World War I. The film is also known as The Flaming Sword. It was restored by the Danish Film Institute and released on DVD in 2006.

Synopsis

Une comète passant à proximité de la terre provoque des catastrophes naturelles et des désordres sociaux.

Actors

Olaf Fønss

(Frank Stoll, mine owner and stock market speculator)
Ebba Thomsen

(Dina, West's daughter and Flint's fiancée)
Frederik Jacobsen

(The wandering preacher)
Carl Lauritzen

(West, mine foreman)
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