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The wages of sin

Alfred Cohn, Denmark, 1918

DK/FeatureDrama, MelodramaSilent films

A tale of sorrow, love, greed and justice. The young Elisa Fontana is forced into marrying the loathsome Jan v. Goll because her father owes money to Jan’s father, the banker V. Goll. Ingo, a pastor to the poor, appears and helps Elisa in her distress. The two fall in love, but their love faces an abundance of obstacles.

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Original title	Livets Stormagter
Danish title	Livets Stormagter
Director	Alfred Cohn
Screenplay	Djalmar Christofersen
Appearance	Olaf Fønss, Albrecht Schmidt, Alma Hinding, Cajus Bruun
Production country	Denmark
Domestic distribution	Kinografen
Technical info	35 mm, Normal, Black/white, Silent
Danish theatrical release	22.04.1918
Cinemas	Kinografen

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Production company	Kinografen
Domestic distribution	Kinografen

Direction
Direction	Alfred Cohn

Script
Script	Djalmar Christofersen

Appearance
Ingo Theoso	Olaf Fønss
Grev Fontana	Albrecht Schmidt
Comtesse Elisa, grevens datter	Alma Hinding
Bankier von Goll	Cajus Bruun
Jan von Goll	Robert Schmidt
Ingos mor	Augusta Blad
Didier Manon	Gudrun Bruun Stephensen

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CVR-NR. 56858318
EAN-NR. 5798000794085

The wages of sin

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