The End of the World

The End of the World

73 mins | Drama, Action, Science Fiction | April 1, 1916

Foreman West lives in a small mining town with his daughters Edith and Dina. When entrepreneur and mine owner Frank Stoll comes to town to inspect the work, he falls in love with Dina. Against her father's will, she elopes with the unscrupulous Stoll. News of a meteor approaching the earth causes panic and Stoll exploits the situation to make a killing on the stock market; Collaborating with the press to quell the news of the meteor eases public tensions and guarantees him a fortune. He plans to survive in a secret underground tunnel, with Dina and his wealthy pals in tow. But things don't go as planned.

The End of the World

73 mins | Drama, Action, Science Fiction | April 1, 1916

The End of the World
Foreman West lives in a small mining town with his daughters Edith and Dina. When entrepreneur and mine owner Frank Stoll comes to town to inspect the work, he falls in love with Dina. Against her father's will, she elopes with the unscrupulous Stoll. News of a meteor approaching the earth causes panic and Stoll exploits the situation to make a killing on the stock market; Collaborating with the press to quell the news of the meteor eases public tensions and guarantees him a fortune. He plans to survive in a secret underground tunnel, with Dina and his wealthy pals in tow. But things don't go as planned.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Nordisk Film, Nordisk Films Kompagni
Original title Verdens undergang
Directors August Blom
Writers Otto Rung

Cast

Olaf Fønss

as Frank Stoll, mine owner and stock market speculator

Carl Lauritzen

as West, mine foreman

Ebba Thomsen

as Dina, West's daughter and Flint's fiancée

Johanne Fritz-Petersen

as Edith, West's daughter

Thorleif Lund

as Flint, miner

Alf Blütecher

as Reymers, coxswain

Frederik Jacobsen

as The wandering preacher

K. Zimmerman

as Professor Wissmann, astronomical scholar