Lay Down Your Arms!

Holger-Madsen, 1915, 68 min
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.

The film's script is written by Carl Th. Dreyer, who later became a world famous film director. He made his directorial debut with 'The President' (1919), which is also available in our online film collection.

English subtitles.