Day of Wrath

1943 · 1h37 · Film

Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Starring Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Sigrid Neiiendam, Anna Svierkier, Albert Høeberg, Olaf Ussing, Preben Neergaard, Kirsten Andreasen, Sigurd Berg

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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.

Original title

Vredens dag

Original language

Danish

Screenplay

Carl Theodor Dreyer, Poul Knudsen, Paul La Cour, Mogens Skot-Hansen

Music

Poul Schierbeck

Cinematography

Karl Andersson

Cast

Sigrid Neiiendam, Anna Svierkier, Albert Høeberg, Olaf Ussing, Preben Neergaard, Kirsten Andreasen, Sigurd Berg, Harald Holst, Emanuel Jørgensen

Updated July 22, 2026

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