Gertrud

Based On “Gertrud”

Gertrud is a 1964 Danish drama film written and directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer; it is based on the 1906 play of the same name by Hjalmar Söderberg. The title role of Gertrud Kanning is played by Nina Pens Rode, with Bendt Rothe as her husband, Gustav Kanning, and Baard Owe as her lover, Erland Jansson. Gertrud was Dreyer's final film. It is notable for its many long takes, one of which is a nearly ten-minute take of Gertrud and her ex-lover, Gabriel, talking about their pasts.

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Release date:

December 18, 1964

Director:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast:

Baard Owe, Nina Pens Rode, Bendt Rothe, Ebbe Rode

Genre:

Drama, Art

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Year page:

1964 in adaptations