From Darkness Towards Light (1928)
Spanning three generations, the film depicts life in Copenhagen from the perspective of the working class. The film portrays the development of the city, the new opportunities arising and the improved living conditions created as the welfare state expands. ‘From darkness towards light’ is Denmark’s first-ever Social Democratic propaganda film, and it was part of the election campaign leading up to the local elections in 1929. (stumfilm.dk)
Director: H.F. Rimmen
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Knud Rassow as Lars Hansen, farveriarbejder |
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Marie Dinesen as Karen Hansen, Lars' kone |
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Edith Norup as Eva, Hansens datter |
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Hjalmar Bendtsen as Fabrikant Gorm |
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Frida Budtz Müller as Fru Gorm |
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Carl Hillebrandt as Kaj Gorm |
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Poul Rohde as Max Gorm |
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Kiss Bendtsen as Olga Gorm |
| Camera | H.F. Rimmen | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Frederik Dalgaard | Writer |
| Production | Richard Lund | Producer |
| Directing | H.F. Rimmen | Director |