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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
Moritz Bielawski
as Cast
Erik Holberg
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1916
Runtime1h 13m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresScience Fiction, Action, Drama
Votes25
DirectorAugust Blom
WritersOtto Rung
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe End of the World
About 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.
Directed by August Blom, The End of the World leans on a strong ensemble — Olaf Fønss, Carl Lauritzen, Ebba Thomsen — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about science fiction titles of 1916.
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