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| The End of the World | |
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 Poster of the filmThe 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 |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Languages | Silent film Danish intertitles |
The End of the World (Danish:Verdens Undergang) is a 1916 Danish science fiction drama film directed byAugust Blom and written byOtto Rung, starringOlaf Fønss andEbba Thomsen. The film depicts a worldwide catastrophe when an errantcomet 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 ofHalley's comet six years earlier, as well as the ongoing turbulence and unrest ofWorld War I.[1] The film is also known asThe Flaming Sword. It was restored by theDanish Film Institute and released on DVD in 2006.
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]
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