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Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Born February 3, 1889 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Died March 20, 1968
Carl Theodor Dreyer (3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema. His best known films include The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Vampyr (1932), Day of Wrath (1943), Ordet (1955), and Gertrud (1964).
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Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark. His birth mother was an unmarried Scanian maid named Josefine Bernhardine Nilsson, and he was put up for adoption by his birth father, Jens Christian Torp, a married Danish farmer living in Sweden who was his mother's employer. He spent the first two years of his life in orphanages until his adoption by a typographer named Carl Theodor Dreyer, and his wife, Inger Marie (née Olsen). He was named after his adoptive father, but in accordance with Danish practice, there is no "Senior" or "Junior" added to their names to distinguish them from each other. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
The Passion of Joan of Arc1928
Vampyr1932
Ordet1955
Day of Wrath1943
Gertrud1964
Medea1989
Master of the House1925
Michael1924
Filmography
- TBAThe Rebuilding of Rønne and NexøFilmScreenplay
- TBADr. Cooks ArrivalFilm
- 2022Dreyer's GertrudFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent CinemaFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Nitrate FlamesFilmHimself (archive footage)
- 2006Carl DreyerFilmHimself
- 1995Carl Th. Dreyer: My MetierFilmHimself
- 1994Carl Th. Dreyer und GertrudFilm
- 1989MedeaFilmScreenplay
- 1982The Cinema of Carl Th. DreyerFilm
- 1972Sophia de Mello Breyner AndresenFilmIn Memory Of
- 1970A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus FilmFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilmSelf
- 1966Carl Th. DreyerFilmSelf
- 1965Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. DreyerFilmSelf
- 1964GertrudFilmDirector, Writer
- 1955OrdetFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer
- 1954A Castle Within a CastleFilmDirector, Writer
- 1950Storstrøm BridgeFilmDirector, Writer
- 1950Shakespeare og KronborgFilmWriter
- 1949ThorvaldsenFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1948They Caught the FerryFilmDirector, Writer
- 1947The Fight Against CancerFilmDirector, Writer
- 1947The Village ChurchFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer
- 1947De gamleFilmWriter
- 1946Water from the LandFilmDirector, Writer
- 1945Two PeopleFilmDirector, Writer, Editor
- 1943Day of WrathFilmScreenplay, Producer, Director
- 1942Good MothersFilmDirector, Writer
- 1932VampyrFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 1928The Passion of Joan of ArcFilmDirector, Screenplay, Editor, Title Graphics
- 1926The Bride of GlomdalFilmDirector, Writer
- 1925Master of the HouseFilmDirector, Writer, Editor, Art Direction, Set Decoration
- 1924MichaelFilmDirector, Adaptation, Screenplay
- 1922Love One AnotherFilmDirector, Writer
- 1922Once Upon a TimeFilmDirector, Writer
- 1920The Parson's WidowFilmDirector, Adaptation, Screenplay
- 1920Leaves from Satan's BookFilmDirector, Writer
- 1919The PresidentFilmDirector, Screenplay, Art Direction
- 1919The Countess' HonourFilmWriter
- 1918LydiaFilmWriter
- 1917Den mystiske selskabsdameFilmScreenplay
- 1917Hotel ParadisFilmScreenplay
- 1916The Mystery of the Crown JewelsFilmWriter
- 1916The Spider's PreyFilmWriter
- 1915MoneyFilmWriter
- 1914Lay Down Your Arms!FilmWriter
- 1913BalloneksplosionenFilmWriter
- 1913The War CorrespondentsFilmWriter
- 1909Dr. Cook at CopenhagenFilm