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The End of the World (1916)

The End of the World (1916)

Action Science Fiction Drama
Release Date: 1916, April 1
Directors: August Blom
Countries: Denmark
Production: Nordisk Film Denmark, Nordisk Film Denmark
Cast: Johanne Fritz-Petersen, Olaf Fønss, Frederik Jacobsen, Ebba Thomsen, Alf Blütecher, Thorleif Lund, Carl Lauritzen, K. Zimmerman

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.

Keywords:

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