Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath (1943) is a drama, history film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer rated 8.0/10.

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.

Cast

Thorkild Roose

Rev. Absalon Pederssøn (uncredited)

Lisbeth Movin

Anne Pedersdotter, Absalon's Second Wife (uncredited)

Preben Lerdorff Rye

Martin, Absalon's Son from First Marriage (uncredited)

Sigrid Neiiendam

Merete, Absalon's Mother (uncredited)

Anna Svierkier

Herlofs Marte (uncredited)

Albert Høeberg

The Bishop (uncredited)

Olaf Ussing

Laurentius (uncredited)

Preben Neergaard

Degn (uncredited)

Kirsten Andreasen

(uncredited)

Sigurd Berg

(uncredited)

Harald Holst

(uncredited)

Emanuel Jørgensen

(uncredited)