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The President (1919)
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Drama · 1h 25m
A judge sees his illegitimate daughter face trial for infanticide. He's certain that she will receive the death sentence.
Cast
Halvard Hoff
Karl Victor von Sendlingen, court president
Elith Pio
Franz Victor von Sendlingen, Karl's father
Carl Walther Meyer
von Sendlingen's grandfather
Jacoba Jessen
Maika
H
Hallander Helleman
Franz, in service with the president
F
Fanny Petersen
Brigitta, maid to the president
O
Olga Raphael-Linden
Victorine Lippert, Karl's daughter
B
Betty Kirkeby
Hermine Lippert, Victorine's mother
A
Axel Madsen
Werner, vice president
Richard Christensen
Georg Berger, defense attorney
P
Peter Nielsen
Public prosecutor
C
Christian Engelstoft
Journalist
Crew
- Director
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Screenplay
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Novel
- Karl Emil Franzos
- Director of Photography
- Hans Vaagø
Details
- Original title
- Præsidenten
- Release date
- 1919-02-01
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- DA
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Denmark
- Production
- Nordisk Film Denmark