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Film

The Great Moment

Urban Gad, Germany, 1911

FeatureDrama, MelodramaSilent films

When the maid Annie falls pregnant by a nephew of the owner of the estate where she works, she’s sent away. The child is given up for adoption and grows up on the estate. One day, when Annie wants her child back, her only friend, Johann, helps her with the abduction. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned, and a tragic accident seals Annie’s fate.

The role of Annie is played by Asta Nielsen, and the film was one of the first she made together with Urban Gad in Germany.
Basic information Credits Materials
Original title In dem grossen Augenblick
Danish title I det store Øjeblik
Other titles Det store Øjeblik, Im grossen Augenblick
Director Urban Gad
Screenplay Urban Gad
Director of Photography Guido Seeber
Production designer Robert A. Dietrich
Appearance Max Obal, Eugenie Werner, Hugo Flink, Asta Nielsen
Production country Germany
Domestic distribution Fotorama
Technical info 1190 meter, 35 mm, 1,33:1, Black/white, Silent
Danish theatrical release 02.11.1911
Cinemas Panoptikon
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Companies

Production company Projektions A-G Union (PAGU) (Berlin), Deutsche Bioscop GmbH
Domestic distribution Fotorama

Direction

Direction Urban Gad

Script

Script Urban Gad

Cinematography

Cinematography Guido Seeber

Production design

Production design Robert A. Dietrich

Appearance

Godsejer Max Obal
Godsejer-frue Eugenie Werner
Heinz Nelson, godsejerens nevø Hugo Flink
Annie, hushjælp Asta Nielsen
Johan, kusk Emil Albes

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