Day of Wrath

Name: Day of Wrath
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Released: 1943-11-13T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 8

1943 · TMDB 8.0 · Vredens dag

Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer

In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.

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Carl Theodor Dreyer's Danish witch-trial drama, in which an old woman's persecution curdles into the paranoia of the pastor's household. The pacing is glacial and the effect is devastating.

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Runtime: 97 min
Released: 1943-11-13
Studio: Palladium
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
TMDB score: 8.0

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Carl Theodor Dreyer's Danish witch-trial drama, in which an old woman's persecution curdles into the paranoia of the pastor's household. The pacing is glacial and the effect is devastating.