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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: 60,742 | 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: 20,545
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: 17,424
4. Snow White (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: 11,644 | Gross: $0.28M
5. 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: 11,098
6. 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: 6,815
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: 3,641 | Gross: $0.02M
8. 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: 2,374
9. 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
10. 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: 1,519
11. 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: 1,356
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: 1,331
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: 1,058
14. 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: 790
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: 634
16. 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: 554
17. 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: 535
18. 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
19. Landsbykirken (1947)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary exploring Denmarks ancient churches
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Star: Ib Koch-Olsen
Votes: 432
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: 419
21. 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
22. 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: 410
23. 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: 401
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. 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
26. Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1969)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Director: João César Monteiro | Star: Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Votes: 163
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31.
Cinéastes de notre temps (1964–1972)
Episode:
Carl Th. Dreyer
(1965)
61 min | Documentary
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Carl Theodor Dreyer, Anna Karina, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Henrik Malberg
Votes: 45
32. Dr. Cook at Copenhagen (1909)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Frederick Albert Cook, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Louis Holstein-Ledreborg, King Christian X
Votes: 22
33. Pavilionens hemmelighed (1916)
47 min | Crime
Director: Karl Mantzius | Stars: Karl Mantzius, Vita Blichfeldt, Svend Aggerholm
Votes: 11
34. Noget om Norden (1956)
10 min | Animation, Short
Director: Bent H. Barfod | Star: Hannah Bjarnhof
Votes: 10
35. Penge (1915)
Director: Karl Mantzius | Stars: Karl Mantzius, Robert Schyberg, Svend Aggerholm, Augusta Blad
Votes: 10
36. The Seventh Age (1947)
16 min | Short, Documentary
Director: Torben Anton Svendsen | Stars: Aksel Dahlerup, Ralph Elton, Susanne Palsbo
Votes: 9
37. 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
38. The Hidden Message (1913)
35 min | Short, Crime
Director: Kay Van der Aa Kühle | Stars: Richard Jensen, Emilie Sannom, Valdemar Møller, Carl Theodor Dreyer
39. Guldets gift (1916)
Director: Holger-Madsen | Stars: Carlo Wieth, Agnete von Prangen, Anton De Verdier, Peter Fjelstrup
40. Gillekop (1919)
Drama
Director: August Blom | Stars: Johanne Fritz-Petersen, Charles Wilken, Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Marie Dinesen
41. Rovedderkoppen (1916)
Crime
Director: August Blom | Stars: Rita Sacchetto, Rasmus Christiansen, Anton De Verdier, Alma Hinding
42. New Release (1965–1967)
40 min | Family
Stars: Alex Glasgow, Julian Jebb, Robert Hughes, Michael Ratcliffe
43. Grevindens ære (1919)
Director: August Blom | Stars: Agnes Rehni, Aage Fønss, Gudrun Houlberg, Alf Blütecher
44. Won by Waiting (1913)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Sofus Wolder | Stars: Maja Bjerre-Lind, Gerd Egede-Nissen, Svend Bille, Ellen Aggerholm
45. 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
46. Den hvide djævel (1916)
54 min | Crime
Director: Holger-Madsen | Stars: Carlo Wieth, Gerd Egede-Nissen, Svend Kornbeck, Moritz Bielawski
47. Lydia (1918)
Director: Holger-Madsen | Stars: Valdemar Psilander, Ebba Thomsen, Zanny Petersen, Robert Schmidt
48. 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
49. Hansel and Gretel (1913)
15 min | Short
Director: Sofus Wolder | Stars: Maja Bjerre-Lind, Gerd Egede-Nissen, Svend Bille, Ellen Aggerholm
50. 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