The Abyss (1910)

Description

The Abyss (Danish: Afgrunden), also known as Woman Always Pays, is a 1910 Danish silent black-and-white drama film, written and directed by Urban Gad. The lead performance and natural acting by Asta Nielsen led to her international stardom. Because of the overt eroticism of Nielsen’s performance, the film was censored in Norway and Sweden.

Cast

• Asta Nielsen as Magda Vang
• Robert Dinesen as Knud Svane, Magda’s fiancé
• Poul Reumert as Rudolf Stern, circus performer
• Hans Neergaard as Peder Svane, vicar
• Hulda Didrichsen as the Vicar’s wife
• Emilie Sannom as Lilly d’Estrelle, singer
• Oscar Stribolt as Waiter
• Arne Weel as garden guest
• Johannes Fønss as garden guest
• Torben Meyer