Film

The People of the Borderland

1927 · 8m · Drama · War · History

FRAGMENT | The Family Steffensen lives on a farm in Southern Jutland. The area has been under German rule for 60 years, when WW I suddenly breaks out. The possibility of regaining the lost land brings new hope to the border people, but the poor Steffensen's farm is threatened by compulsory sale. Secretly, the youngest son runs off to Denmark to get money, but he doesn't make it back before his parents are forced out of their home. Surprisingly, the family's farm laborer has come into money and acquires the farm. The restored film is only a fragment of the original film. The fragment consists of the film's ending, where it's exposed who the mystical farm laborer really is. (stumfilm.dk)

Elith Reumert

Steffen Steffensen, ejer af Enggaarden

Clara Schønfeld

Ane, Steffensens hustru

Randi Michelsen

Karen, smedens datter

Svend Kornbeck

Lorens Lorensen, smed

Peter Malberg

Peter Kryk, karl på Enggaarden

Karl Jørgensen

Erik, Steffensens søn

Emil Bruun

Holger, Steffensens søn

Peter Nielsen

Kaptajn Sternmayer, amtsforstander

Grete Bendix

Hedwig, Stermayers datter

Alex Suhr

Heinrich, Sternmayers søn

• Eduard Schnedler-SørensenDirector
• Hans Hartvig SeedorffWriter
• Laurids SkandsWriter
• George SchnéevoigtDirector of Photography

Release date

March 18, 1927

Status

Released

Original language

Danish

Runtime

8m

Genres

Drama, War, History

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