Day of Wrath

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-04-24

Languages:

Danish

Countries:

Denmark

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (6308 Reviews)

Director:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Kirsten Andreasen Sigurd Berg Harald Holst Albert Hèeberg

Fullplot:

In a 17th-century Danish village, an old woman is accused of witchcraft. In the shadow of her flight, capture, confession, and burning at the stake, the young wife of the town's aging pastor falls in love with the pastor's son. Her confession of this illicit affair to her husband brings on her husband's death. At the funeral the pastor's mother denounces the young widow as a witch. Will the widow's lover come to her defense, or has the day of wrath returned?

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