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1. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Passed | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz
Votes: 60,877 | Gross: $0.02M
2. Vampyr (1932)
Not Rated | 75 min | Fantasy, Horror
A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Julian West, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Sybille Schmitz
Votes: 20,585
3. Ordet (1955)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama
Follows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Hanne Aagesen
Votes: 17,458
4. Blancanieves (2012)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy
A twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
Director: Pablo Berger | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina
Votes: 11,653 | Gross: $0.28M
5. Gertrud (1964)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Romance
In the elegant world of artists and musicians, Gertrud ends her marriage to Gustav and takes a lover, the composer Erland Jansson.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Nina Pens Rode, Bendt Rothe, Ebbe Rode, Baard Owe
Votes: 6,835
6. Day of Wrath (1943)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, History
The young wife of an aging priest falls in love with his son amidst the horror of a merciless witch hunt in 17th-century Denmark.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam, Kirsten Andreasen
Votes: 11,126
7. Medea (1988 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
Medea is in Corinth with Jason and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason as well as the promise of the... See full summary »
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Udo Kier, Kirsten Olesen, Henning Jensen, Solbjørg Højfeldt
Votes: 3,647 | Gross: $0.02M
8. Michael (1924)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance
Triangle story: painter, his young male model, unscrupulous princess.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Walter Slezak, Benjamin Christensen, Nora Gregor, Alexander Murski
Votes: 2,046
9. Diaries Notes and Sketches (1968)
Not Rated | 177 min | Documentary
A chronogical about life including self, family, friend, couple and idol in 6 reels
Director: Jonas Mekas | Stars: Timothy Leary, Ed Emshwiller, Franz Fuenstler, Jack Smith
Votes: 793
10. Master of the House (1925)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
When a man becomes tyrannical towards his family, the women of the house decide to teach him a lesson in gratitude.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Johannes Meyer, Astrid Holm, Karin Nellemose, Mathilde Nielsen
Votes: 2,378
11. The Parson's Widow (1920)
TV-14 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A newly elected village parson is required to marry the previous parson's widow. However he's already married, and the woman is old enough to be his grandmother.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Hildur Carlberg, Einar Röd, Greta Almroth, Olav Aukrust
Votes: 1,521
12. They Caught the Ferry (1948)
11 min | Short, Drama, Horror
A man and a woman on a motorcycle arrive with a ferry to Assens. They want to catch the next ferry in Nyborg, on the other side of the island, but this ferry will leave in three quarters of... See full summary »
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Star: Joseph Koch
Votes: 1,332
13. The President (1919)
85 min | Drama
A judge sees his illegitimate daughter facing a trial for the murder of her newborn child, also out of wedlock. He is certain that she will be sentenced to death.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Carl Walther Meyer, Elith Pio, Halvard Hoff, Jacoba Jessen
Votes: 1,061
14. Die Gezeichneten (1922)
105 min | Drama
Based on the 1918 novel 'Elsker hverandre' by Aage Madelung, the film follows various lives, one of which is Jewish girl Hanne Liebe, as she grows up, and experiences the pains of living as a Jew in Russia, leading to a revolution.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Adele Reuter-Eichberg, Vladimir Gajdarov, Polina Piekowskaja, Sylvia Torf
Votes: 555
15. The Bride of Glomdal (1926)
115 min | Drama, Romance
Tore takes over the rundown family farm. Applying his youthful energy, he intends to make it into a big farm like Glomgården on the other side of the river, where beautiful Berit lives. ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Einar Sissener, Tove Tellback, Stub Wiberg, Harald Stormoen
Votes: 636
16. Cinéastes de notre temps (1964–1972)
Documentary
In-depth documentaries about the greatest filmmakers from around the world, all in the form of candid face-to-face interviews, conducted, created and produced by former critics for Les Cahiers du Cinéma, Janine Bazin and André S. Labarthe.
Stars: André S. Labarthe, Georges Franju, Jean Renoir, Jacques Rivette
Votes: 94
17. Leaves From Satan's Book (1920)
TV-14 | 167 min | Drama
In 4 episodic tales of human suffering: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918, Satan attempts to win God's favor.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Helge Nissen, Halvard Hoff, Jacob Texiere, Hallander Helleman
Votes: 1,357
18. Down with Weapons (1914)
73 min | Drama, War
An upperclass war widow marries again. The new husband is also an officer, and soon he has to go to the next war. At the outbreak, she's the only one who does not cheer about it. And the ... See full summary »
Director: Holger-Madsen | Stars: Olaf Fønss, Augusta Blad, Johanne Fritz-Petersen, Philip Bech
Votes: 47
19. Once Upon a Time (1922)
75 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. The prince of Denmark comes seeking her hand and, aided by magic objects given to him by a mysterious spirit, seeks to win her love.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Clara Pontoppidan, Svend Methling, Peter Jerndorff, Hakon Ahnfelt-Rønne
Votes: 521
20. Storstrømsbroen (1950)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary without words but with an impressive orchestral soundtrack that captures the magnificence of the Storstrøm bridge, an engineering work that connects the Danish islands of ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Votes: 421
21. Mødrehjælpen (1942)
12 min | Short, Documentary
The Mothers' Aid is a state-funded institution with branches all over Denmark. Erna, a young pregnant woman, has asked a doctor to carry out an abortion, but instead he advised her to go to... See full summary »
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Ebbe Neergaard, Dinah Miller
Votes: 411
22. Två människor (1945)
78 min | Drama
Set entirely in one room, an innocent young man is accused of plagiarizing the work of an old professor. Later, he will be blamed for the professor's murder.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Wanda Rothgardt, Georg Rydeberg, Gabriel Alw, Stig Olin
Votes: 418
23. The Mysterious Lady (1917)
Crime
The notorious criminal Barra is approached by Agent Frank for a profitable collaboration. The brand new designs of a revolutionary internal combustion engine is the target.
Director: August Blom | Stars: Peter Nielsen, Magda Vang, Alf Blütecher, Vibeke Krøyer
24. Et slot i et slot: Krogen og Kronborg (1954)
9 min | Documentary, Short
During the restoration of the Krongen Castle in Elsinore in the 1920s &30s, an older castle dating to the early 15th century was discovered.
Directors: Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jørgen Roos | Star: Sven Ludvigsen
Votes: 398
25. Abed (2012)
50 min | Horror
The dead walk -- and are hungry. In one small Midwestern town, the residents have learned to cope as best they can. Meggie lost her husband, Quint, during the early days of the living dead ... See full summary »
Director: Ryan Lieske | Stars: Rachel Finan, Vicki Deshaw-Fairman, Daniel Falicki, Marci Stembol
Votes: 46
26. Kampen mod kræften (1947)
15 min | Documentary, Short
A government funded documentary warning those about the danger of cancer.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Star: Albert Luther
Votes: 402
27. Doowylloh (2004)
22 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Hollywood. A city where dreams become reality and fortune beckons at every turn. Yet between the glitz and the glamour, there, beyond the afterglow, lies the shadows. A darkness. A living ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Sparks | Stars: Miriam Korn, Thom Ozimek, Vince Palmieri
28. Thorvaldsen (1949)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary short film about the work of Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), one of the most famous Danish sculptors, who spent a good part of his life in Italy. The camera goes through the ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Star: Ib Koch-Olsen
Votes: 537
29. New Release (1965–1967)
40 min | Family
Stars: Alex Glasgow, Julian Jebb, Robert Hughes, Michael Ratcliffe
30. En forbryders liv og levned (1916)
Short, Crime
Director: Alexander Christian | Stars: Ingeborg Skov, Lauritz Olsen, Frederik Jacobsen, Moritz Bielawski
31. Gillekop (1919)
Drama
Director: August Blom | Stars: Johanne Fritz-Petersen, Charles Wilken, Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Marie Dinesen
32. Carl Th. Dreyer (1966)
30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
At the world premiere of "Gertrud" in Paris, December 1964, Dreyer is greeted by many celebrities of the French cinema: Clouzot, Langlois, Truffaut, Godard, Anna Karina. Afterwards Dreyer ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Roos | Stars: Henri-Georges Clouzot, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Henri Langlois, François Truffaut
Votes: 104
33. Den skønne Evelyn (1916)
Crime, Romance
Evelyn Milton debuts as a dancer at the Empire theatre.
Director: A.W. Sandberg | Stars: Rita Sacchetto, Henry Seemann, Tronier Funder, Philip Bech
34. Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1969)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Director: João César Monteiro | Star: Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Votes: 163
35. Landsbykirken (1947)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary exploring Denmarks ancient churches
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Star: Ib Koch-Olsen
Votes: 434
36. Vandet på landet (1946)
14 min | Short, Documentary
Documentary with didactic purposes that warns of water pollution in rural environments and how germs can affect the people who work in the field.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Votes: 198
37. Noget om Norden (1956)
10 min | Animation, Short
Director: Bent H. Barfod | Star: Hannah Bjarnhof
Votes: 10
38. Shakespeare og Kronborg (1950)
Short, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Jørgen Roos, Erling Schroeder | Stars: Olaf Ussing, Erik Mørk, Annemette Svendsen, Jakob Nielsen
39. Hjemme hos (1957–1983)
Documentary, Talk-Show
In each episode a Danish citizen of merit and esteem sits down for a personal conversation in his/her own home. The series was carried by Danmarks Radio's most prominent interviewers, Karl ... See full summary »
Stars: Lis Møller, Karl Bjarnhof, Christian Kryger, Julius Bomholt
40. Bryggerens datter (1912)
Director: Rasmus Ottesen | Stars: Peter S. Andersen, Olaf Fønss, Richard Jensen, Jacoba Jessen
41. The Secret of the Old Cabinet (1913)
Drama
Director: Hjalmar Davidsen | Stars: Aage Fønss, Lau Lauritzen, Ella Sprange, Ingeborg Bruhn Bertelsen
42. The Leap to Death (1912)
30 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Director: Rasmus Ottesen | Stars: Richard Jensen, Gudrun Houlberg, Rasmus Ottesen, Valdemar Møller
43. Rovedderkoppen (1916)
Crime
Director: August Blom | Stars: Rita Sacchetto, Rasmus Christiansen, Anton De Verdier, Alma Hinding
45. Hansel and Gretel (1913)
15 min | Short
Director: Sofus Wolder | Stars: Maja Bjerre-Lind, Gerd Egede-Nissen, Svend Bille, Ellen Aggerholm
46. Glædens Dag (1918)
Drama
Director: Alexander Christian | Stars: Alma Hinding, Ellen Rassow, Anton De Verdier, Philip Bech
47. The War Correspondents (1913)
61 min | Drama, War
Bretton, furnished with credentials to Balkan officers, obtains a personal letter from the Minister of War, charging his subordinates to give the young newspaper man every assistance. On ... See full summary »
Director: Vilhelm Glückstadt | Stars: Emilie Sannom, Emanuel Gregers, Bertel Krause, Richard Jensen
48. Fange no. 113 (1917)
Crime
Director: Holger-Madsen | Stars: Alma Hinding, Gudrun Bruun Stephensen, Svend Melsing, Peter Fjelstrup
49. Juvelerernes Skræk (1915)
Crime
Director: Alexander Christian | Stars: Aage Hertel, Alf Blütecher, Frederik Jacobsen, Peter Jørgensen