Lay Down Your Arms!

Ned Med Vaabnene

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)

Director

Holger-Madsen

Screenplay

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Novela

Bertha von Suttner

Status

Released

Release date

14/08/1914

Original language

Danish