The People of the Borderland (1927)

The People of the Borderland

1927

Drama War History

Synopsis

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)

Credits

Director

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen

Cast

Alex Suhr as Heinrich, Sternmayers søn

Clara Schønfeld as Ane, Steffensens hustru

Elith Reumert as Steffen Steffensen, ejer af Enggaarden

Emil Bruun as Holger, Steffensens søn

Grete Bendix as Hedwig, Stermayers datter

Karl Jørgensen as Erik, Steffensens søn

Peter Malberg as Peter Kryk, karl på Enggaarden

Peter Nielsen as Kaptajn Sternmayer, amtsforstander