Asta Nielsen Movies

Hanna is a lush and her artist friend abandons her only to reacquaint himself with when she is down and out. His motive is to paint her as a washed...

Kind-hearted Thekla helps her frivolous brother and hides him on a remote farm.

Documentary feature about film diva Asta Nielsen based in part on previously unseen material from private archives of Frede Smith.

Growing up with mean foster parents, Lotte is employed as a kitchen maid with the von Harten family. After a dramatic interlude, including an...

Comedy superstar Kamma has her professional life and her relationship strained when her son Maurice becomes fatally ill. Only a small fragment of the...

Bank director Hardner, a cunning businessman who hides his unscrupulousness behind a mask of friendliness, tries to destroy a family. This film is...

Comedy about the lieutenant who marries poor Jesta. As a wealthy neighbor wants his own daughter to wed the officer, Jesta has to disguise herself as...

Gaston finally succeeds as a dramatist and decides to leave his wife and child for another woman. When the child dies, the finger is pointed at him...

The idealistic journalist Sonja Waler is making every effort to provide financial assistance for the young doctor Albert Holm’s new invention,...

Melodrama set in Spain. This film is considered lost.

A loose adaptation of August Strindberg's Miss Julie. The daughter of a count witnesses her mother's increasing mental instability after being...

The general's daughter spies on her fiancé to achieve information.

Many suitors woo the wealthy heiress Dora, but her heart belongs to the doctor Alberto. Shortly after their engagement, it turns out that Alberto has...

Silent adaptation of the famous play by Henrik Ibsen. This film is believed to be lost.

In a remote german valley, a lord falls in love with a gypsy thief. This film is considered lost.

Drama about Auca's relationship with two highwaymen, Ruggiero and Danilo. After the loss of a child, Auca throws herself into an abyss.

A lost short film starring Asta Nielsen.

Jesta’s mischievous and playful manner is driving her father and his new lady friend mad. Finally they have had enough, and Jesta is sent away...

A sequel to 1914's Engelein, recounting the wedding of the titular protagonist. This film is considered lost.

Comedy about dare devil Emile who falls in love with Madeleine. The consequences are devastating.