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Day of Wrath

In a Danish village of the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother is believed to be a witch, forms a compassionate bond with Marte, an elderly woman accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon, once saved her mother—but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to aid Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is drawn to Anne, the weight of a family destiny begins to close in on her.

Director(s)

Carl Theodor Dreyer

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Cast & Crew

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer

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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

Sigrid Neiiendam

Merete, Absalon's Mother (uncredited)

Anna Svierkier

Anna Svierkier

Herlofs Marte (uncredited)

Albert Høeberg

Albert Høeberg

The Bishop (uncredited)

Olaf Ussing

Olaf Ussing

Laurentius (uncredited)

Preben Neergaard

Preben Neergaard

Degn (uncredited)

Kirsten Andreasen

Kirsten Andreasen

(uncredited)

Sigurd Berg

Sigurd Berg

(uncredited)

Harald Holst

Harald Holst

(uncredited)

Emanuel Jørgensen

Emanuel Jørgensen

(uncredited)

Sophie Knudsen

Sophie Knudsen

(uncredited)

Emilie Nielsen

Emilie Nielsen

(uncredited)

Hans Christian Sørensen

Hans Christian Sørensen

(uncredited)

Dagmar Wildenbrück

Dagmar Wildenbrück

(uncredited)

Details

GenresDrama, History
Runtime1h 37 mins
Released on13 Nov 1943
Languageda
Produced InDenmark

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Day of Wrath/Vredens dag (1943) Trailer