A Friend of the People

A Friend of the People

83 mins | Drama, War | Dec. 6, 1918

The social storm after World War I divides the people. In the eye of the storm are three brothers fighting for the lower classes, each in his own way. Waldo the blacksmith wants a world revolution by power and violence. Ernst the typographer is convinced that knowledge and understanding, enlightenment and education is the way to go. And Kurt the ethereal watchmaker sees society as a malfunctioning clockwork that can be fixed by a simple yet drastic intervention.

A Friend of the People

83 mins | Drama, War | Dec. 6, 1918

A Friend of the People
The social storm after World War I divides the people. In the eye of the storm are three brothers fighting for the lower classes, each in his own way. Waldo the blacksmith wants a world revolution by power and violence. Ernst the typographer is convinced that knowledge and understanding, enlightenment and education is the way to go. And Kurt the ethereal watchmaker sees society as a malfunctioning clockwork that can be fixed by a simple yet drastic intervention.
Producers Nordisk Film, Nordisk Films Kompagni
Original title Folkets ven
Directors Holger-Madsen
Writers Sophus Michaëlis

Cast

Gunnar Tolnæs

as Ernst Kamp - Typographer

Svend Kornbeck

as Waldo Kamp - Blacksmith

Holger-Madsen

as Kurt Kamp - Clockmaker

Clara Schønfeld

as Mother of Kamp Brothers

Astrid Holm

as Jonna Kamp - Waldo's Wife

Carl Lauritzen

as Truchs - Prime Minister

Lilly Jacobson

as Irene - PM's Daughter

Frederik Jacobsen

as Wender - Editor

Adolf Jensen

as Hilling - Editor