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For the Sake of a Man
Holger-Madsen, Denmark, 1914
44 min.DK/FeatureDrama, MelodramaSilent films
Becoming infatuated by an actor, countess Cora leaves her husband and takes to the stage herself. When she becomes successful, the actor grows jealous and deceives her. With her world in ruins, she is reconciled with her husband, only to once again let herself be seized by passion for the actor. The love triangle has a tragic end.
| Original title | Under Skæbnens Hjul |
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| Danish title | Under Skæbnens Hjul |
| International titles | Le bonheur tue, La dicha que mata, A felicidade mata, Lyckan dödar |
| Other titles | Lykken dræber, Skæbnespejlet |
| Director | Holger-Madsen |
| Screenplay | Sven Lange |
| Director of Photography | Marius Clausen |
| Appearance | Carl Lauritzen, Betty Nansen, Poul Reumert, Oluf Billesborg |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Technical info | 880 meter, 35 mm, Black/white, Silent |
| Danish theatrical release | 07.05.1914 |
| Cinemas | Panoptikon |
| Comment | Premiered in Barcelona 15 December 1913. |
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| Production company | Nordisk Films Kompagni |
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| Direction | Holger-Madsen |
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| Script | Sven Lange |
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| Cinematography | Marius Clausen |
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| Grev von Schmettau | Carl Lauritzen |
| Cora, grevens hustru | Betty Nansen |
| Franz Kettner, skuespiller | Poul Reumert |
| Appearance | Oluf Billesborg |
| Appearance | Maja Bjerre-Lind |
| Appearance | Franz Skondrup |
| Appearance | Ingeborg Jensen |
| Appearance | Birger von Cotta-Schønberg |
| Appearance | Christian Lange |
| Appearance | Waldemar Hansen |
| Appearance | Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen |
| Appearance | Vera Esbøll |
| Appearance | Alma Hinding |
| Appearance | Paula Ruff |
| Appearance | Svend Bille |
| Appearance | Agnes Andersen |
| Appearance | Christel Holch |
| Appearance | Frederik Jacobsen |
| Appearance | Betzy Kofoed |
| Appearance | Torben Meyer |
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