Down with Weapons (1914)

An upperclass war widow marries again. The new husband is also an officer, and soon he has to go to the next war. At the outbreak, she's the only one who does not cheer about it. And the terrors of war soon bring almost all of her friends and relatives, among them generals and high government officials to the same conclusion: War does not pay.

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Summary Details
Running Time1 hr 13 min
GenresDrama War
FilmmakersRole
Holger-Madsen Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer Writer
Bertha von Suttner Writer
Marius Clausen Cinematographer
CastRole
Olaf Fønss
Fr. von Tilling, Marthas anden mand
Augusta Blad
Martha
Johanne Fritz-Petersen
Rosa, Marthas søster
Philip Bech
Grev von Althaus, Marthas far