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Leaves from Satan's Book (1920)
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Drama, History, Fantasy, Horror · 2h 37m
The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.
Cast
H
Helge Nissen
Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan
Halvard Hoff
Jesus (first sequence)
J
Jacob Texiere
Judas (first sequence) (as Jacob Texière)
H
Hallander Helleman
Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)
E
Ebon Strandin
Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)
Johannes Meyer
Don Fernandez (second sequence)
N
Nalle Halden
The Majordomo (second sequence)
T
Tenna Kraft
Marie Antoinette (third sequence)
Viggo Wiehe
Count de Chambord (third sequence)
Emma Wiehe
The Countess of Chambord (third sequence)
J
Jeanne Tramcourt
Lady Genevive de Chambord (third sequence)
H
Hugo Bruun
Count Manuel (third sequence)
Crew
- Director
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Writer
- Carl Theodor Dreyer, Edgar Høyer
- Novel
- Marie Corelli
- Director of Photography
- George Schnéevoigt
Details
- Original title
- Blade af Satans Bog
- Release date
- 1920-11-15
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, History, Fantasy, Horror
- Original language
- DA
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Denmark