Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema

Oct 14, 2020

0h 59m

★ 0.0

Overview

Documentary on the rise and fall of the Danish silent film industry.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Historieselskabet

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Cast

Self – Host

Liv Thomsen

Self – Interviewee

Lars-Martin Sørensen

Self – Interviewee

Anne Schwartz

Self (archive footage)

Ole Olsen

Self – Interviewee (archive footage)

Elith Pio

Self – Interviewee

Lotte Thrane

Self – Interviewee (archive footage)

Clara Pontoppidan

Self – Interviewee (archive footage)

Asta Nielsen

Self (archive footage)

Carl Theodor Dreyer

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Cast

Self – Host

Liv Thomsen

Self – Interviewee

Lars-Martin Sørensen

Self – Interviewee

Anne Schwartz

Self (archive footage)

Ole Olsen

Self – Interviewee (archive footage)

Elith Pio

Self – Interviewee

Lotte Thrane

Self – Interviewee (archive footage)

Clara Pontoppidan

Self – Interviewee (archive footage)

Asta Nielsen

Self (archive footage)

Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema Trailers

Cast

Liv Thomsen

Lars-Martin Sørensen

Anne Schwartz

Ole Olsen

Elith Pio

Lotte Thrane

Clara Pontoppidan

Asta Nielsen

Carl Theodor Dreyer

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Cast

Liv Thomsen

Lars-Martin Sørensen

Anne Schwartz

Ole Olsen

Elith Pio

Lotte Thrane

Clara Pontoppidan

Asta Nielsen

Carl Theodor Dreyer

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