The read
It runs a compact 1h 8m.
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)
Ratings
IMDb6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Carl Theodor DreyerWriter
- Holger-MadsenDirector
Cast
- Philip BechGrev von Althaus, Marthas far
- Oluf BillesborgCast
- Augusta BladMartha
- Alf BlütecherArno von Dotzky, Marthas første mand
- Ellen FerslevCast
- Johanne Fritz-PetersenRosa, Marthas søster
- Olaf FønssFr. von Tilling, Marthas anden mand
- Frederik JacobsenBresser, læge
- Dagmar KofoedCast
- Carl LauritzenKnobelauch, krigsminister
- Axel MattsonCast
- Ingeborg OlsenCast