A classic contrast of institutional religion vs. a personal interpretation of faith, based on the play by Kaj Munk, this is the story of a man who is ridiculed for believing he is Christ until his miracles heal two families of different faiths, angry at each other over a love affair between their children.
Directed by
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Written by
Carl Theodor Dreyer (uncredited); Kaj Munk (play).
Starring
Hanne Agesen (Karen, a Servant (uncredited)); Kirsten Andreasen ((uncredited)); Sylvia Eckhausen (Kirstin Petersen (uncredited)); Birgitte Federspiel (Inger, Mikkel's Wife (uncredited)); Ejner Federspiel (Peter Petersen (uncredited)); Emil Hass Christensen (Mikkel Borgen (uncredited)); Cay Kristiansen (Anders Borgen (uncredited)); Preben Lerdorff Rye (Johannes Borgen (uncredited)); Henrik Malberg (Morten Borgen (uncredited)); Gerda Nielsen (Anne Petersen (uncredited)); Ann Elisabeth Rud (Maren Borgen, Mikkel's Daughter (uncredited)); Ove Rud (Pastor (uncredited)); Susanne Rud (Lilleinger Borgen, Mikkel's Daughter (uncredited)); Henry Skjær (The Doctor (uncredited)); Edith Trane (Mette Maren (uncredited)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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