Aftermath or Burning Border (German: Brennende Grenze) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Jenny Hasselqvist, Hubert von Meyerinck and Fritz Alberti. It is noted for its generally anti-Polish tone. It was made at the Terra Studios in Berlin in late 1926. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge.
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Jenny Hasselqvist as Die junge Gutsherrin
Hubert von Meyerinck as Heino
Fritz Alberti as government commissioner
Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Freischarenführer
Olga Chekhova 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