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Fire at Sea

1912 · 34 min

A short, tense silent-era voyage that turns from shipboard romance to a struggle for survival against fire at sea.

Directed by
Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Valdemar Psilander, Ellen Aggerholm, Agnes Andersen
Overview
The popular artist Frank Harvey has been offered a job in America. On the voyage across the Atlantic, Harvey catches sight of the captain’s beautiful daughter, and the two quickly become good friends. However, a fire breaks out in the ship’s hold, and while the crew struggles to put out the flames, Harvey has to keep the passengers calm with his very best performances, and pray for his and the lives of others. (Stumfilm.dk)

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Directed by
Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Valdemar Psilander, Ellen Aggerholm, Agnes Andersen
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • love
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension7
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen
    Written by
    Alfred Kjerulf
    Starring
    Valdemar Psilander, Ellen Aggerholm, Agnes Andersen, Axel Boesen, Alma Hinding, Astrid Krygell, Otto Lagoni, Agnes Lorentzen
    Cinematography
    Axel Graatkjær
    Runtime
    34 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    No Language

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