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The President

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Calorie Rating: 105
Released: 1919-02-01
Running Time: 75 Minutes
Studios: Nordisk Film Denmark,

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A judge sees his illegitimate daughter face trial for infanticide. He's certain that she will receive the death sentence.

Director / Directors

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Director

Cast

Halvard Hoff

Character: Karl Victor von Sendlingen, court president

Elith Pio

Character: Franz Victor von Sendlingen, Karl's father

Carl Walther Meyer

Character: von Sendlingen's grandfather

Jacoba Jessen

Character: Maika

Hallander Helleman

Character: Franz, in service with the president

Fanny Petersen

Character: Brigitta, maid to the president

Olga Raphael-Linden

Character: Victorine Lippert, Karl's daughter

Betty Kirkeby

Character: Hermine Lippert, Victorine's mother

Axel Madsen

Character: Werner, vice president

Richard Christensen

Character: Georg Berger, defense attorney

Peter Nielsen

Character: Public prosecutor

Christian Engelstoft

Character: Journalist

Jon Iversen

Character: Weiden, later husband of Victorine

Carl Lauritzen

Character: The last priest

Production and Crew

Jens G. Lind

Production Design

Karl Emil Franzos

Novel

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Screenplay

Hans Vaagø

Director of Photography

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Art Direction