Filmed during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Carl Dreyer's Day of Wrath is a harrowing account of individual helplessness in the face of growing social repression and paranoia. Anna, the young second wife of a well-respected but much older pastor, falls in love with his son when he returns to their small 17th century village. Stepping outside the bounds of the village's harsh moral code has disastrous results: Anna faces the stake, accused of witchcraft.
Directed by
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Written by
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring
Kirsten Andreasen ((uncredited)); Sigurd Berg ((uncredited)); Albert Høeberg (The Bishop (uncredited)); Harald Holst ((uncredited)); Emanuel Jørgensen ((uncredited)); Sophie Knudsen ((uncredited)); Preben Lerdorff Rye (Martin (Absalon's son from first marriage) (uncredited)); Lisbeth Movin (Anne Pedersdotter (Absalon's second wife) (uncredited)); Preben Neergaard (Degn (uncredited)); Sigrid Neiiendam (Merete (Absalon's mother) (uncredited)); Emilie Nielsen ((uncredited)); Thorkild Roose (Rev. Absalon Pederssøn (uncredited)); Hans Christian Sørensen ((uncredited)); Anna Svierkier (Herlofs Marte (uncredited)); Olaf Ussing (Laurentius (uncredited)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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