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Lay Down Your Arms!

35 %|Aug 14, 1914|Drama, War

Martha, a war widow, finds a new zest for life when she meets the noble Captain von Tilling. They marry, but before long he, too, is called to war. In his absence, Martha falls into a depression and is hospitalised. Sick with longing and learning that her banking firm has gone belly-up, she leaves the hospital and takes a train to the battlefield to find her husband. (stumfilm.dk)

Featured Crew

Holger-Madsen
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer
Bertha von Suttner
Writer
Marius Clausen
Director of Photography

Cast

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Philip Bech
Grev von Althaus, Marthas far
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Alf Blütecher
Arno von Dotzky, Marthas første mand
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Johanne Fritz-Petersen
Rosa, Marthas søster
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Olaf Fønss
Fr. von Tilling, Marthas anden mand
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Frederik Jacobsen
Bresser, læge
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Carl Lauritzen
Knobelauch, krigsminister
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Birger von Cotta-Schønberg
Konrad, Marthas og Rosas fætter