Leaves From Satan's Book ( Blade af Satans bog )

Leaves From Satan's Book (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Blade af Satans bog
Language Selections:
Danish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
157 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1920 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Carl Theodor Dreyer

Written By:
Edgar Høyer

Marie Corelli
Carl Theodor Dreyer

Actors:
Helge Nissen ..... Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan
Halvard Hoff ..... Jesus (first sequence)
Jacob Texiere ..... Judas (first sequence)
Hallander Helleman ..... Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)
Ebon Strandin ..... Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)
Johannes Meyer ..... Don Fernandez (second sequence)
Nalle Halden ..... The Majordomo (second sequence)
Tenna Kraft ..... Marie Antoinette (third sequence)
Viggo Wiehe ..... Count de Chambord (third sequence)
Emma Wiehe ..... The Countess of Chambord (third sequence)
Jeanne Tramcourt ..... Lady Genevive de Chambord (third sequence)
Hugo Bruun ..... Count Manuel (third sequence)
Elith Pio ..... Joseph (third sequence)
Emil Helsengreen ..... The People's Commissar (third sequence)
Viggo Lindstrøm ..... Old Pitou (third sequence)
Vilhelm Petersen ..... Fouquier-Tinville (third sequence)
Clara Pontoppidan ..... Siri (fourth sequence)
Carlo Wieth ..... Paavo (fourth sequence)
Karina Bell ..... Naimi (fourth sequence)
Carl Hillebrandt ..... Rautamiemi (fourth sequence)
Christian Nielsen ..... Corporal Matti (fourth sequence)
Erling Hanson ..... John (first sequence)
Wilhelm Jensen ..... Carpenter
Sven Scholander ..... Michonnet (third sequence)

Synopsis:

After seeing D. W. Griffith's epic Intolerance, Denmark's greatest director, Carl Theodor Dreyer (The Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyr), was inspired to make his own four-episode historical epic with each story told end to end, anthology-style, linked by theme to the others. The unifying character, Satan, attempts to win God's favor but is doomed to cheerless participation in dark episodes of human history: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918. Few directors resisted compromise and convention the way Dreyer did; fortunately, the Nordisk Film Company was artistically progressive by Hollywood standards and agreed that this should be a prestige film made to the highest standards. More than two years in production, Dreyer not only directed but also controlled every facet of this ambitious production.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 04 February, 2019.

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