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Release: November 13, 1943
Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (240 votes)
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Day of Wrath/Vredens dag (1943) Trailer

Day of Wrath

1943 ⭐ 8.0/10 240 votes
Overview

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.

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  • Denmark
Spoken Languages
  • Danish da
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Cast
Thorkild Roose
Thorkild Roose
Rev. Absalon Pederssøn (uncredited)
Lisbeth Movin
Lisbeth Movin
Anne Pedersdotter, Absalon's Second Wife (uncredited)
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Martin, Absalon's Son from First Marriage (uncredited)
Sigrid Neiiendam
Merete, Absalon's Mother (uncredited)
Anna Svierkier
Herlofs Marte (uncredited)
Albert Høeberg
The Bishop (uncredited)
Olaf Ussing
Olaf Ussing
Laurentius (uncredited)
Preben Neergaard
Preben Neergaard
Degn (uncredited)
Kirsten Andreasen
(uncredited)
Sigurd Berg
(uncredited)
Harald Holst
(uncredited)
Emanuel Jørgensen
(uncredited)
Crew
Tage Nielsen
Producer
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Screenplay
Hans Wiers-Jenssen
Writer
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Producer
Paul La Cour
Writer
Poul Knudsen
Writer
Mogens Skot-Hansen
Writer
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