The End of the World (1916): Cast
The End of the World is a 1916 sci-fi drama directed by August Blom, starring Olaf Fønss as Frank Stoll, mine owner and stock market speculator, Frederik Jacobsen and Carl Lauritzen. It runs 1 hour 13 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 13m (73 min)
- Director
- August Blom
- Studio
- Nordisk Film Denmark
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The End of the World About?
The premise of The End of the World without spoilers.
Foreman West runs a mining town with daughters Edith and Dina. Entrepreneur Frank Stoll visits to inspect the mine, seduces Dina and elopes with her against her father's wishes. A looming meteor triggers panic; Stoll uses the crisis to profit on the stock market and hides in a secret underground tunnel with Dina and wealthy allies, but his plan collapses.
The End of the World Themes & Keywords
· 29 tags- comet
- disaster
- reunion
- scorched earth
- conflagration
- mass panic
- meteorite
- hubris
- stock market
- stock manipulation
- rich versus poor
- mine owner
+17 more Show fewer
- mining town
- astronomer
- dance
- preacher
- intertitle
- mine
- post apocalypse
- anarchy
- destruction of city
- end of civilization
- flooding
- fire
- end of the world
- death
- cave
- beach
- bank
The End of the World Cast & Characters
Olaf Fønss leads the cast as Frank Stoll, mine owner and stock market speculator, with Frederik Jacobsen as The wandering preacher and Carl Lauritzen as West, mine foreman. Directed by August Blom; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director August Blom
- Olaf Fønss as Frank Stoll, mine owner and stock market speculator
- Frederik Jacobsen as The wandering preacher
- Carl Lauritzen as West, mine foreman
- Alf Blütecher as Reymers, coxswain
Also Starring in The End of the World
· 6 more- Ebba Thomsen Dina, West's daughter and Flint's fiancée
- Johanne Fritz-Petersen Edith, West's daughter
- Thorleif Lund Flint, miner
- Erik Holberg
- K. Zimmerman Professor Wissmann, astronomical scholar
- Moritz Bielawski
More from August Blom
More films directed by August Blom: Atlantis, The Black Chancellor, Bride of Death and Desdemona.
The End of the World Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Maailmanloppu” and “Flammesværdet”.
- Also known as
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- Maailmanloppu
- Flammesværdet
- The Flaming Sword
- L'épée flamboyante
- El fin del mundo
- 世界末日
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The End of the World FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The End of the World, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The End of the World?
The End of the World runs 1 hour 13 minutes (73 minutes).
When was The End of the World released?
The End of the World was released on April 1, 1916.
Who directed The End of the World?
The End of the World was directed by August Blom.
More films by August Blom Who is in the cast of The End of the World?
The End of the World stars Olaf Fønss as Frank Stoll, mine owner and stock market speculator, Frederik Jacobsen as The wandering preacher and Carl Lauritzen as West, mine foreman, among 10 credited actors.
Does The End of the World have a post-credit scene?
No. The End of the World has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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