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Lay Down Your Arms!

1914

68 minutes

DramaWar

Overview

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)

Top Cast

Philip Bech headshot

Philip Bech

Grev von Althaus, Marthas far

Oluf Billesborg headshot

Oluf Billesborg

Augusta Blad headshot

Augusta Blad

Martha

Alf Blütecher headshot

Alf Blütecher

Arno von Dotzky, Marthas første mand

Ellen Ferslev headshot

Ellen Ferslev

Johanne Fritz-Petersen headshot

Johanne Fritz-Petersen

Rosa, Marthas søster

Olaf Fønss headshot

Olaf Fønss

Fr. von Tilling, Marthas anden mand

Frederik Jacobsen headshot

Frederik Jacobsen

Bresser, læge

Dagmar Kofoed headshot

Dagmar Kofoed

Carl Lauritzen headshot

Carl Lauritzen

Knobelauch, krigsminister

Axel Mattson headshot

Axel Mattson

Ingeborg Olsen headshot

Ingeborg Olsen

Preben J. Rist headshot

Preben J. Rist

Birger von Cotta-Schønberg headshot

Birger von Cotta-Schønberg

Konrad, Marthas og Rosas fætter

Maria Widal headshot

Maria Widal

Bertha von Suttner headshot

Bertha von Suttner

Herself