The End of the World (1916 film)

The End of the World
The End of the World
	Poster of the film The End of the World
Directed by	August Blom
Written by	Otto Rung
Starring	Olaf Fønss; Carl Lauritzen; Ebba Thomsen; Johanne Fritz-Petersen
Cinematography	Louis Larsen
Distributed by	Fotorama
Release date	1 April 1916;
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Denmark
Languages	Silent film; Danish intertitles

The film.

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.^[1] The film is also known as The Flaming Sword. It was restored by the Danish Film Institute and released on DVD in 2006.

Cast

Olaf Fønss as Frank Stoll - Mine Owner
Carl Lauritzen as Mineformand / Mine Forman West
Ebba Thomsen as Dina West
Johanne Fritz-Petersen as Edith West
Thorleif Lund as Minearbejder / Worker Flint
Alf Blütecher as Styrmand / Ship's Mate Reymers
Frederik Jacobsen as Den vandrende Prædikant / The Wandering Preacher
K. Zimmerman as Professor Wissmann
Moritz Beilawski
Erik Holberg

Critical Reception

Moving Picture World reported the following in their review following the U.S. release:

As a spectacle this production scores emphatically, and the impression left by the overwhelming calamity depicted in reels five and six is made stronger by reason of the preparation in earlier scenes... Although the spectacular scenes are of paramount importance in this picture, it should not be supposed that the production lacks other attractive qualities, in the charm of Norwegian settings and the interest aroused by a very passable story, ably acted, especially by Emma Thomsen [sic] and Olaf Fonss in the leading roles.^[2]

References

^ "Verdens undergang". Det Danske Filminstitut. Archived from the original on 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
^ Chalmers Publishing Company (1916). Moving Picture World (May 1916). New York The Museum of Modern Art Library. New York, Chalmers Publishing Company.

External links

Verdens Undergang at IMDb
The End of the World on YouTube
The End of the World in the Danish Film Database

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[1] "Verdens undergang". Det Danske Filminstitut. Archived from the original on 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2008-05-22.

[2] Chalmers Publishing Company (1916). Moving Picture World (May 1916). New York The Museum of Modern Art Library. New York, Chalmers Publishing Company.

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