Leaves from Satan's Book backdrop

Leaves from Satan's Book 1920 Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer Blade af Satans Bog

The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.

Country Denmark
Production Country Denmark
Language Danish
Spoken Language No Language
Gneres Drama , Fantasy , History , Horror
Release Date 15 November 1920
157 mins
Cast
Helge Nissen Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan
Halvard Hoff Jesus (first sequence)
Jacob Texiere Judas (first sequence) (as Jacob Texière)
Hallander Helleman Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)
Ebon Strandin Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)
Johannes Meyer Don Fernandez (second sequence)
Nalle Halden The Majordomo (second sequence)
Tenna Kraft Marie Antoinette (third sequence)
Viggo Wiehe Count de Chambord (third sequence)
Emma Wiehe The Countess of Chambord (third sequence)
Jeanne Tramcourt Lady Genevive de Chambord (third sequence)
Hugo Bruun Count Manuel (third sequence)
Elith Pio Joseph (third sequence)
Emil Helsengreen The People's Commissar (third sequence)
Viggo Lindstrøm Old Pitou (third sequence)
Vilhelm Petersen Fouquier-Tinville (third sequence)
Clara Pontoppidan Siri (fourth sequence)
Carlo Wieth Paavo (fourth sequence)
Karina Bell Naimi (fourth sequence)
Carl Hillebrandt Rautamiemi (fourth sequence)
Christian Nielsen Corporal Matti (fourth sequence)