Aftermath or Burning Border (German: Brennende Grenze) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Jenny Hasselqvist, Hubert von Meyerinck and Fritz Alberti.[1] It is noted for its generally anti-Polish tone.

Aftermath
German film poster
German	Brennende Grenze
Directed by	Erich Waschneck
Written by	Ernst B. Fey Erich Waschneck
Starring	Jenny Hasselqvist Hubert von Meyerinck Fritz Alberti
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund
Music by	Werner R. Heymann
Production company	Eiko Film
Distributed by	National Film
Release date	3 January 1927 (1927-01-03)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

It was made at the Terra Studios in Berlin in late 1926. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge.

The film is set along the disputed German-Polish borderland after the First World War where clashes between the two sides threaten to lead to bloodshed. The estate of a young widow is threatened when a local Polish commissioner leads his forces to occupy it.

Plot summary

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Cast

• Jenny Hasselqvist as Die junge Gutsherrin
• Hubert von Meyerinck as Heino
• Fritz Alberti as government commissioner
• Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Freischarenführer
• Olga Tschechowa as Nadja
• Camilla Spira as Marlene - economist
• Hugo Werner-Kahle as Duban - Freischarenführer's adjutant
• Albert Steinrück as Der Gutsvogt
• Gustav Trautschold as old servant
• Oskar Homolka as sailor
• Wilhelm Diegelmann as tavern host
• Frigga Braut as Die dralle maid
• Max Maximilian as cow servant
• Hildegard Imhof

References

External links

• Aftermath at IMDb
• Aftermath at AllMovie

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