Asta Nielsen
Asta Nielsen is often considered the 'first international movie star', and was an explosively popular female lead through the 1910s and 20s. Though born in Denmark, she mostly worked in Germany and starred in over 70 films, usually directed by her husband Urban Gad. She was known for her boyish looks and had her breakout in the erotically charged 'Afgrunden' (1910).
The Abyss
as Magda VangMagda, a piano teacher, meets Knud, a parson’s son, who invites her to spend the summer at his...
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The Joyless Street
as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as...
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I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Maria MagdalenaFrom the director of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, this is the Passion embedded in a contemporary...
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Hamlet
as HamletA free adaptation of Shakespeare′s drama. The Danish queen masquerades her daughter as a boy,...
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The Ballet Dancer
as CamilleThe ballet pupil Camilla Favier makes for a quick success and falls for the author Jean Mayol....
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Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
as Self – Interviewee (archive footage)Documentary on the rise and fall of the Danish silent film industry.
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The Woman in Flames
as JosephineDancing, sports and erotic pursuits are the main ingredients in this drama about the fate of...
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The Film in the Film
as HerselfThe only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the...
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The ABC of Love
as LisWhen Lis meets her fiancé for the first time, she is severely disappointed. Having dreamed of a...
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The Suffragette
as Nelly PanburneNelly's mother is a suffragette and persuades her daughter to join the good cause. Placing a...
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Agitated Woman
as ClarinaThe aging singer Clarina receives a new engagement from a cabaret called the Maison Mouche and...
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Little Angel
as JestaEngelein is a comedy of deliberately mistaken identity. If Jesta, a 17-year-old, can play the...
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The Black Dream
as Stella, cirkusdanserindeStella, a circus princess, has two suitors: young, handsome Count Waldberg and the greying,...
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Earth Spirit
as LuluWhen the old, wealthy Doctor Schön takes Lulu under his wing, he has no idea that she will be...
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Tragedy of the Street
as Auguste - Old Street WalkerAuguste is an aging prostitute who falls in love with Felix, a younger student. While Felix has...
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Vanina
as VaninaVanina loves rebel leader Octavio, who gets caught. He gets a pardon and marries Vanina. When he...
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Towards the Light
as Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datterCountess Ysabel is a young and rich woman with many suitors. An elegant and adventurous baron...
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Poor Jenny
as Jenny SchmidtJenny, a cleaner, is seduced by a local playboy, Edouard. Jenny's parents reject her after she...
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Zapata's Gang
as uncreditedComedy about a film crew shooting a movie about guns and robbers, when real robbers turn up....
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The Traitress
as uncreditedA woman betrays the regiment location in which the officer she is interested in is assigned...
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The Vice of Humanity
as TamaraTamara becomes addicted to cocaine but hides from her daughter by moving in with the dealer...
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Roswolsky's Mistress
as Mary VerhagMia Verhag loses her job as a chorus singer when she rejects the advances of the theatre...
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The White Roses
as Thilda WardierThe actress Thilda Wardier is courted by the wealthy Adam de Rochord, who presents her with a...
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Dora Brandes
as Dora BrandesActress Dora marries journalist Gustav and lets down her art. She helps him in his political...
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The Strange Bird
as Miss May WoltonThe English landowner Wolton has gone on a fishing trip in the Spreewald with his daughter May....
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The Eskimo Baby
as Eskimo IvigtutYoung Polar Explorer brings Eskimo Ivigtut to his parents in Berlin. After experiencing Western...
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Navarro the Dancer
as NavarroThe dancer Navarro has lost her husband and son. With her daughter at her side, she returns to...
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Jugend und Tollheit
as Jesta MüllerComedy about the lieutenant who marries poor Jesta. As a wealthy neighbor wants his own daughter...
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Die Sünden der Väter
as uncreditedHanna is a lush and her artist friend abandons her only to reacquaint himself with when she is...
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The Film Prima Donna
as Ruth BretonFilm star Ruth Breton has a habit of falling in love. When dating Walter she meets Von...
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The Dangerous Age
as Elsie LindtnerThe gorgeous 40-year-old Elsie Lindtner lives in a beautiful house, and is married to a...
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Gypsy Blood
as LuschaIn a remote german valley, a lord falls in love with a gypsy thief. This film is considered lost.
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Intoxication
as Henriette MauclercGaston finally succeeds as a dramatist and decides to leave his wife and child for another...
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Hedda Gabler
as Hedda GablerSilent adaptation of the famous play by Henrik Ibsen. This film is believed to be lost.
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Gypsy Blood
as JonnaJonna cheats on her husband with a chauffeur and is discovered by her husband. After the...
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Downfall
as Kaja FalkVariety star Kaja falls in love with fisherman Peter. But he in a unfortunate situation kills a...
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Fräulein Julie
as JulieA loose adaptation of August Strindberg's Miss Julie. The daughter of a count witnesses her...
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A Romany Spy
as ZidraGypsy girl Zidra falls in love with the lieutenant she is supposed to spy on.
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So Ends My Song
as Dora WarenMany suitors woo the wealthy heiress Dora, but her heart belongs to the doctor Alberto. Shortly...
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Der Totentanz
as Bella BurkBella is married to engineer Burk who meets with an accident. To provide an income she starts as...
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Comedians
as KammaComedy superstar Kamma has her professional life and her relationship strained when her son...
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The Moth
as Olga, Mademoiselle YvonneA lost short film starring Asta Nielsen.
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Impossible Love
as Vera HolgkA deranged woman artist falls in love with a young sculptor. The impossible love ends tragically.
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Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
as herself (archive footage)Found footage film about Asta Nielsen
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Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
as Self (archive footage)Asta Nielsen: pioneer of cinema and first European film star, tragedienne and comedienne, writer...
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The False Asta Nielsen
as HerselfA doppelganger comedy made at the height of Asta Nielsen's fame in which she plays dual roles....
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The Guinea-Pig
as JestaJesta’s mischievous and playful manner is driving her father and his new lady friend mad....
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In the Eyes of the Law
as Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her DaughterThe idealistic journalist Sonja Waler is making every effort to provide financial assistance for...
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S1
as Von Hessendorffs TochterThe general's daughter spies on her fiancé to achieve information.
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The Great Moment
as AnnieThe landowner Bergmann and his wife hire Annie as a maid, but when the girl gets pregnant by a...
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Cinderella
as LotteGrowing up with mean foster parents, Lotte is employed as a kitchen maid with the von Harten...
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The Merry-Go-Round
as ElenaDrama about street walker Elena who marries shop keeper Albert. When her former pimp Peter shows...
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Die Tochter der Landstrasse
as Zigeunerin ZirziZirzi witnesses the murder of Professor Wormser.
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Death in Seville
as JuanitaMelodrama set in Spain. This film is considered lost.
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Little Angel's Wedding
as Jesta SchneiderA sequel to 1914's Engelein, recounting the wedding of the titular protagonist. This film is...
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Revenge of the Bandits
as BrigantenbrautDrama about Auca's relationship with two highwaymen, Ruggiero and Danilo. After the loss of a...
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Asta Nielsen
as HerselfA conversation with Poul Reumert recorded in the spring of 1968, Asta Nielsen is interviewed by...
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Frontstairs and Backstairs
as Sabine SchulzeComedy about the courting couple Sabine and Lehman. Her roving eye catches a lieutenant, and...
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When the Mask Falls
as SannaBank director Hardner, a cunning businessman who hides his unscrupulousness behind a mask of...
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Asta Nielsen als Mannequin
as uncreditedIn this film, Nielsen plays the role of a mannequin, using her body as a clotheshorse. She makes...
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