Once Upon a Time 1922 Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer Der var engang
The Princess of Illyria has spurned every suitor, when a gypsy loitering around the castle catches her eye. In actuality, he is the Prince of Denmark, there with his friend Kasper Røghat. The prince captivates her with magic devices, a noisemaker and a copper kettle, in return for kisses and a night in her bedchamber. When Kasper Røghat tells the king about the “affair,” the princess is thrown out of the castle, forcing her to settle in Denmark with the prince and work as a poor potter. Will the fairytale have a happy ending? (Stumfilm.dk)
Language
Danish
Spoken Language
No Language
Production Company
Sophus Madsen Film
Release Date 3 October 1922
75 mins
Cast
Peter Jerndorff
The King of Illyria
Clara Pontoppidan
The Princess of Illyria
Svend Methling
The Prince of Denmark
Hakon Ahnfelt-Rønne
Kaspar Smokehat
Torben Meyer
Master of ceremonies
Karen Poulsen
Bolette the scullery maid
Valdemar Schiøler Linck
The parrot chamberlain
Viggo Wiehe
The Swiss
Mohamed Archer
First suitor
Henry Larsen
Second suitor
Lili Lani
First lady of the court
Zun Zimmermann
Second lady of the court
Bodil Faber
Third lady of the court
Emilie Walbom
The kitchen mistress
Lars Madsen
The peddler
Wilhelmine Henriksen
"Doctor Dorthe"
Frederik Leth
Coal maker
Musse Scheel
Chief mistress
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