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Lay Down Your Arms! (1914)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : Holger-Madsen

Synopsis

Martha, a war widow, finds a new zest for life when she meets the noble Captain von Tilling. They marry, but before long he, too, is called to war. In his absence, Martha falls into a depression and is hospitalised. Sick with longing and learning that her banking firm has gone belly-up, she leaves the hospital and takes a train to the battlefield to find her husband. (stumfilm.dk)

Actors

Philip Bech
Philip Bech
Grev von Althaus, Marthas far
Oluf Billesborg
Oluf Billesborg
Augusta Blad
Augusta Blad
Martha
Alf Blütecher
Alf Blütecher
Arno von Dotzky, Marthas første mand
Ellen Ferslev
Ellen Ferslev
Johanne Fritz-Petersen
Johanne Fritz-Petersen
Rosa, Marthas søster
Olaf Fønss
Olaf Fønss
Fr. von Tilling, Marthas anden mand
Frederik Jacobsen
Frederik Jacobsen
Bresser, læge
Dagmar Kofoed
Dagmar Kofoed
Carl Lauritzen
Carl Lauritzen
Knobelauch, krigsminister
Axel Mattson
Axel Mattson
Ingeborg Olsen
Ingeborg Olsen
Preben J. Rist
Preben J. Rist
Birger von Cotta-Schønberg
Birger von Cotta-Schønberg
Konrad, Marthas og Rosas fætter
Maria Widal
Maria Widal
Bertha von Suttner
Bertha von Suttner
Herself

Crews

Holger-Madsen
Holger-Madsen
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer
Bertha von Suttner
Bertha von Suttner
Writer
Marius Clausen
Marius Clausen
Director of Photography

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