Movie type

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.

Basic information Credits Materials

Original title	Under Skæbnens Hjul
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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Companies
Production company	Nordisk Films Kompagni

Direction
Direction	Holger-Madsen

Script
Script	Sven Lange

Cinematography
Cinematography	Marius Clausen

Appearance
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