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Day of Wrath
Vredens dag
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
1943•1h 37m•NR•★ 7.7
Drama
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In a 17th-century Danish village consumed by superstition and witch hunts, a young woman married to an austere pastor falls in love with his son. Carl Theodor Dreyer's intense, haunting meditation on intolerance and repressed passion.
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DirectorCarl Theodor Dreyer
WriterMogens Skot-HansenPaul La CourCarl Theodor DreyerHans Wiers-JenssenPoul Knudsen
CinematographyKarl Andersson
MusicPoul Schierbeck
Principal Cast
Thorkild RooseRev. Absalon Pederssøn (uncredited)
Lisbeth MovinAnne Pedersdotter, Absalon's Second Wife (uncredited)
Preben Lerdorff RyeMartin, Absalon's Son from First Marriage (uncredited)
Olaf UssingLaurentius (uncredited)
Preben NeergaardDegn (uncredited)
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Sigrid NeiiendamMerete, Absalon's Mother (uncredited)AS
Anna SvierkierHerlofs Marte (uncredited)AH
Albert HøebergThe Bishop (uncredited)Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 37m (97 mins)
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DirectorCarl Theodor Dreyer
LanguagesDanish
CountryDK
StudioPalladium Film
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