Struggling Hearts

Struggling Hearts (1923) is a war, drama film directed by A.W. Sandberg.

The year is 1658 and the King of Sweden has seized large parts of Denmark. A tenant farmer and his family on Falster are forced to look on while enemy soldiers loot and wreck their home. Only the wounded and febrile soldier Lasse Månsson does not take part in the atrocities, and when the regiment moves on, he stays in the care of the farmer. Soon, Lasse falls in love with Anna, the farmer’s daughter, and they plan a life together. But can love blossom in such dark times? (stumfilm.dk)

Cast

Frederik Jacobsen

Ole Hassel

Marie Dinesen

Ole Hassel's wife

Olga Belajeff

Anne, Hassel's daughter

Martin Herzberg

Helle, Anne's brother

Emil Helsengreen

The blacksmith

Peter Nielsen

Corporal Pintz

Poul Reumert

Lasse Månsson

Charles Wilken

Reverend Niels

Clara Schønfeld