(Carl Th. Dreyer, DK, 1949)
A portrait of some of the most famous works by the great Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Dreyer uses close-ups of Thorvaldsen's reliefs and sculptures and lingers on the essential details of human anatomy.
Credits
| Production company |
Preben Frank Film og Dansk Film Co. for Dansk Kulturfilm |
| Distributor |
Statens Filmcentral |
| Release date and place |
26.1.1949 / Palladium (presentation)
20.4.1949 / Scala (shown as a short in connection with the screening of "Safari på liv og død" / "The Macomber Affair") |
Directed by
| Carl Th. Dreyer |
Director |
| Preben Frank |
Director |
Screenplay
| Carl Th. Dreyer |
Screenwriter |
Produced by
| Ib Koch-Olsen |
Production Manager |
Cinematography by
| Preben Frank |
Director of Photography |
Editing by
Music by
| Svend Erik Tarp |
Composer |
| Erik Tuxen |
Conductor |
Others
| Sigurd Schultz |
Expert - Art Historian |
Cast
| Ib Koch-Olsen |
Speaker - Danish version |
| Therése Camos |
Speaker - French version |
| Karl Striebeck |
Speaker - German version |
| Dudley Platt |
Speaker - English version |
