1943/11/13 (US) | Drama, History
A Drama of Fear and Superstition in the 20th Century
In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Screenplay
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Director
Thorkild Roose
Rev. Absalon Pederssøn (uncredited)
Lisbeth Movin
Anne Pedersdotter, Absalon's Second Wife (uncredited)
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Martin, Absalon's Son from First Marriage (uncredited)
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Sigrid Neiiendam
Merete, Absalon's Mother (uncredited)
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Anna Svierkier
Herlofs Marte (uncredited)
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Albert Høeberg
The Bishop (uncredited)
Olaf Ussing
Laurentius (uncredited)
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Released
Mogens Skot-Hansen
Writer
Edith Schlüssel
Editor
Paul La Cour
Writer
Hans Wiers-Jenssen
Writer
Tage Nielsen
Producer
Lis Fribert
Set Decoration
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Producer