247 votes ~ IMDB
Palladium
Storyline & Context :
Day of Wrath stands out as one of the most talked-about Drama and History films of 1943. With a strong audience rating of 8.0, it continuestoimpressmovieloversworldwide."ADramaofFearandSuperstitioninthe20thCentury."—This1943Drama,HistoryproductionfromPalladiumbringsauniqueperspectivetothescreen.InaDanishvillageintheearly1600s,ayoungwomannamedAnne,whosemotherwasthoughttobeawitch,developssympathytowardanoldwoman,Marte,whoisaccusedofwitchcraft.TheinterventionofAnne'solderbutkindlyhusband,PastorAbsalonsavedhermother--butnow,urgedonbyhisoverbearingmother,herefusestohelpMarte.WhenAbsalon'ssonreturnshomeandisattractedtoAnne,it'samatteroftimebeforeherfamilydestinycatchesupwithher.FeaturingatalentedcastincludingThorkildRoose,LisbethMovin,PrebenLerdorffRye,theprojectdeliversacompellingmovieexperience.
Director
Carl Theodor DreyerRelevant Tags
Top Cast
Thorkild Roose
@Rev. Absalon Pederssøn (uncredited)
Lisbeth Movin
@Anne Pedersdotter, Absalon's Second Wife (uncredited)
Preben Lerdorff Rye
@Martin, Absalon's Son from First Marriage (uncredited)
Sigrid Neiiendam
@Merete, Absalon's Mother (uncredited)
Anna Svierkier
@Herlofs Marte (uncredited)
Albert Høeberg
@The Bishop (uncredited)
Olaf Ussing
@Laurentius (uncredited)
Preben Neergaard
@Degn (uncredited)