Story of movie Verdens Undergang : 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. The film is also known as The Flaming Sword. It was restored by the Danish Film Institute and released on DVD in 2006.
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Poster of the film The End of the World | |
| Directed by | August Blom |
| Written by | Otto Rung |
| Starring | Olaf Fønss, Ebba Thomsen |
| Cinematography | Louis Larsen |
| Distributed by | Fotorama |
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Running time | 77 Minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Silent film Danish intertitles |
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- Olaf Fønss as Frank Stoll
- Ebba Thomsen as Dina, West's daughter
- Johanne Fritz-Petersen as Edith, West's daughter
- Frederik Jacobsen as the wandering prophet
- Carl Lauritzen as Mine owner West
- Thorleif Lund as the miner Flint
- Alf Blütecher as Director Reymers
- K. Zimmerman as Astronomer Wissmann
- Moritz Beilawski
- Erik Holberg
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