Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet: My Summer with the Danish Filmmaker

Filmography

Feature Films The President (Denmark) Danish title: Praesidenten Production: Nordisk Films Kompagni, 1918 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer, from the novel by Karl Emil Franzos Camera: Hans Vaagø Sets: Carl Th. Dreyer Cast: Halvard Hoff, Elith Pio, Carl Meyer, Olga RaphaelLinden , Betty Kirkeby, Richard Christensen, Peter Nielsen, Jacoba Jessen Length: 5 reels Premiere: February 1919, Stockholm; February 1920, Copenhagen Leaves from Satan’s Book (Denmark) Danish title: Blade af Satans Bog Production: Nordisk Films Kompagni, 1919 Filmography Filmography 146 Script: Edgar Høyer, after Marie Corelli’s novel The Sorrows of Satan, adapted by Dreyer Camera: George Schnéevoigt Sets: Carl Th. Dreyer Cast: Halvard Hoff, Jacob Texiere, Erling Hansson, Hallander Hallemann, Ebon Strandin, Johannes Meyer, Tenna Kraft Frederiksen, Viggo Wiehe, Jeanne Tramcourt, Elith Pio, Carl Wieth, Clara Pontoppidan, Karina Bell Length: 8 reels Premiere: January 1921, Copenhagen The Parson’s Widow (Norway) Swedish title: Prästänkan Production: Svensk Filmindustri, 1920 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer, from the novel by Kristofer Janson Camera: George Schnéevoigt Cast: Hildur Carlberg, Einar Röd, Greta Almroth, Olav Aukrust, Kurt Welin, Emil Helsengreen, Mathilde Nielsen Length: 6 reels Premiere: October 1920, Stockholm; April 1921, Copenhagen Love One Another (aka The Stigmatized) (Germany) German title: Die Gezeichneten Production: Primusfilm, 1921 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer, from the novel by Aage Madelung Camera: Friedrich Weinmann Sets: Jens G. Lind Cast: Polina Piekovska, Vladimir Gajdarov, Torleif Reiss, Filmography 147 Richard Bolelavski, Dr. Duwan-Tovzov, Johannes Meyer, Adele Reuter-Eichberg Length: 8 reels Premiere: February 1922, Copenhagen; February 1922, Berlin Once upon a Time (Denmark) Danish title: Der Var Engang Production: Sophus Madsen, 1922 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer and Palle Rosenkrantz, after the fairy tale by Holger Drachmann Camera: George Schnéevoigt Sets: Jens G. Lind Cast: Clara Pontoppidan, Svend Methling, Peter Jerndorff, Hakon Ahnfeldt-Rønne, Torben Meyer Length: 6 reels? Premiere: October 1922, Copenhagen Mikaël (Germany) Production: Decla Bioscop (UFA), 1924 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer, after the novel by Herman Bang Camera: Karl Freund and Rudolf Maté Sets: Hugo Haring Cast: Benjamin Christensen, Walter Slezak, Nora Gregor, Robert Garrison, Greta Mosheim, Alexander Murski, Max Auzinger, Didier Aslan, Karl Freund, Wilhelmine Sandrock Length: 7 reels Premiere: September 1924, Berlin Filmography 148 Master of the House (Denmark) Danish title: Du Skal Aere Din Hustru Production: Palladium, 1925 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer and Svend Rindom, from Rindom’s play The Fall of the Tyrant Camera: George Schnéevoigt Sets: Carl Th. Dreyer Cast: Johannes Meyer, Astrid Holm, Karin Nellemose, Mathilde Nielson, Clara Schønfeld, Johannes Nielsen, Petrine Sonne Length: 8 reels Premiere: October 1925, Copenhagen The Bride of Glomdal (Norway) Norwegian title: Glomsdalbruden Production: Viktoria-Film, 1925 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer, from stories by Jacob B. Bull Camera: Einar Olsen Cast: Stub Wiberg, Tove Tellback, Harald Stormoen, Alfhild Stormoen, Einar Sissner, Oscar Larsen, Einar Tveito, Rasmus Rasmussen, Sofie Reimers, Julie Lampe Length: 8 reels Premiere: January 1926, Oslo The Passion of Joan of Arc (France) French title: La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc Production: Société Générale de Films, 1927 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer, after the book by Joseph Deltiel Assistants: Paul la Cour and Ralph Holm Camera: Rudolf Maté Filmography 149 Sets: Herman Warm and Jean Hugo Costumes: Valentine Hugo Editing: Carl Th. Dreyer Cast: Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, Michel Simon, Jean d’Yd Length: 8 reels Premiere: April 1928, Copenhagen; October 1928, Paris Vampyr (France) Production: Film-Production Carl Dreyer, Paris, 1930–1931 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer and Christian Jul, after the novella In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan LeFanu Camera: Rudolf Maté Sets: Herman Warm Music: Wolfgang Zeller Cast: Baron Nicholas de Gunzberg, Henriette Gérard, Jan Hiéronimko, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Sybille Schmitz, Albert Bras, N. Babanini, Jane Mora Length: 7 reels Premiere: May 1932, Berlin Day of Wrath (Denmark) Danish title: Vredens Dag Production: Palladium, 1943 Script: Carl Th. Dreyer and Mogens Skot Hansen, after the play Anne Pedersdotter by Hans Wiers-Jenssen Camera: Karl Andersson Sets: Erik Aaes Costumes: K. Sandt Jensen and Olga Tomsen Filmography 150 Music: Poul Schierbeck Editing: Edith Schlüssel and Anne-Marie Petersen Cast: Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam, Preben Lerdorff-Rye, Albert Høeberg, Olaf Ussing, Anna Svierkier Length: 10 reels Premiere: November 1943, Copenhagen Two People (Sweden) Swedish title: Två Människor Production: Svensk Filmindustri, 1944 Script: Carl Th...