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Carl Th. Dreyer
Which is Which?
(Holger-Madsen, DK, 1917)
The Spider's Prey
(August Blom, DK, 1916)
Lace
(August Blom, DK, 1919)
Gillekop
Something about the North
(Bent Barfod, DK, 1956)
The aviator
Dreyer in his youth was a real daredevil. Obsessed with technology and speed, he was among the first people to fly as a passenger in an aeroplane, when, in June 1910, he made several turns at a…
Kristofer Janson: Prestekonen
Kristofer Janson was one of the most popular Norwegian writers of his day. Several of his novels were adapted into Norwegian films in the 1920s. While Dreyer likely fell for the humour in Janson’s…
Clara Pontoppidan
Clara Pontoppidan appears in two films by Dreyer. She plays Siri, a telegraph operator’s wife, in the fourth episode of "Leaves from Satan’s Book" (1921), and the lead role as the princess of…
Renée Jeanne Falconetti
Falconetti appears in one Dreyer film, playing the title role in "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928).
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Preben Lerdorff Rye plays Martin in "Day of Wrath" (1943) and Johannes in "The Word" (1955).
Dansk kulturfilm
When Dreyer made his first short film for Dansk Kulturfilm, he had been on involuntary hiatus from filmmaking for more than 10 years. From 1942 to 1949 he directed eight shorts and was in involved…
Palladium
Dreyer made four of his seven Danish features for Palladium. The company produced Dreyer’s Master of the House in 1925, and, years later, his last three features, "Day of Wrath" (1943), "The Word" …