In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.
Cast
Thorkild Roose
Rev. Absalon Pederssøn (uncredited)
Lisbeth Movin
Anne Pedersdotter, Absalon's Second Wife (uncredited)
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Martin, Absalon's Son from First Marriage (uncredited)
Sigrid Neiiendam
Merete, Absalon's Mother (uncredited)
Anna Svierkier
Herlofs Marte (uncredited)
Albert Høeberg
The Bishop (uncredited)
Olaf Ussing
Laurentius (uncredited)
Preben Neergaard
Degn (uncredited)
Kirsten Andreasen
(uncredited)
Sigurd Berg
(uncredited)
Harald Holst
(uncredited)
Emanuel Jørgensen
(uncredited)
Sophie Knudsen
(uncredited)
Emilie Nielsen
(uncredited)
Hans Christian Sørensen
(uncredited)
Dagmar Wildenbrück
(uncredited)
Crew
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Hans Wiers-Jenssen
Writer
Paul La Cour
Writer
Poul Knudsen
Writer
Mogens Skot-Hansen
Writer
Anne Marie Petersen
Editor
Edith Schlüssel
Editor
Karl Andersson
Director of Photography
Tage Nielsen
Producer
Olga Thomsen
Costume Design
Karl Sandt Jensen
Costume Design
Erik Rasmussen
Sound
Poul Schierbeck
Original Music Composer
Lis Fribert
Set Decoration
Erik Aaes
Art Direction
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