Day of Wrath

Based On the book by Hans Wiers-Jenssen

Day of Wrath (Danish: Vredens dag) is a 1943 Danish drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Lisbeth Movin, Thorkild Roose and Preben Lerdorff Rye. It is an adaptation of the 1909 play Anne Pedersdotter by Hans Wiers-Jenssen, based on a 16th century Norwegian case. The film tells the story of a young woman who is forced into a marriage with an elderly pastor after her late mother was accused of witchcraft. She falls in love with the pastor's son and also comes under suspicion of witchcraft.

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Release date:

November 13, 1943

Director:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast:

Lisbeth Movin, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Olaf Ussing, Hans Christian Sørensen

Genre:

Drama, Art

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Year page:

1943 in adaptations