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Directed by | Carl Theodor Dreyer |
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Based on | Anne Pedersdotter by Hans Wiers-Jenssen |
Produced by | Carl Theodor Dreyer |
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Cinematography | Karl Andersson |
Edited by | Anne Marie Petersen Edith Schlüssel |
Music by | Poul Schierbeck |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
Day of Wrath (Danish: Vredens dag) is a 1943 Danish drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Lisbeth Movin, Thorkild Roose and Preben Lerdorff Rye. It is an adaptation of the 1909 play Anne Pedersdotter by Hans Wiers-Jenssen, based on a 16th century Norwegian case. The film tells the story of a young woman who is forced into a marriage with an elderly pastor after her late mother was accused of witchcraft. She falls in love with the pastor's son and also comes under suspicion of witchcraft.
The film was produced during the Nazi Occupation of Denmark, and Dreyer left the country for Sweden after its release. It has received very positive reviews, despite initial criticisms for slow pacing.