FILM DIRECTOR

Carl Theodor Dreyer

1889 - 1968

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Carl Theodor Dreyer (Danish: [ˈkʰɑˀl ˈtsʰe̝ːotɒ ˈtʁɑjˀɐ]; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Theodor Dreyer has received more than 662,306 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Carl Theodor Dreyer is the 90th most popular film director (down from 83rd in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 61st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Film Director.

Carl Theodor Dreyer is most famous for his 1928 film, The Passion of Joan of Arc.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Carl Theodor Dreyer ranks 90 out of 2,041. Before him are F. W. Murnau, Peter Brook, Fred Zinnemann, Wolfgang Petersen, Satyajit Ray, and Jim Jarmusch. After him are Richard Attenborough, William Friedkin, Andrzej Żuławski, Robert Bresson, René Clair, and George Cukor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Carl Theodor Dreyer ranks 25. Before him are Carl von Ossietzky, Louise Mountbatten, Otto Frank, Han van Meegeren, Jacob L. Moreno, and Risto Ryti. After him are Zalman Shazar, Pitirim Sorokin, Vasily Blyukher, Mercédès Jellinek, Taha Hussein, and Victor Fleming. Among people deceased in 1968, Carl Theodor Dreyer ranks 21. Before him are Karl Barth, Salvatore Quasimodo, Georg von Küchler, Erwin Panofsky, Henry Hallett Dale, and Enid Blyton. After him are Corneille Heymans, Jim Clark, Kees van Dongen, José Nasazzi, Pitirim Sorokin, and Ivan Ribar.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Carl Theodor Dreyer ranks 69 out of 1,032. Before him are Arne Jacobsen (1902), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), August Krogh (1874), Jørn Utzon (1918), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), and Eric V of Denmark (1249). After him are Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850), Peter Schmeichel (1963), Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656), Inge Lehmann (1888), Rasmus Rask (1787), and Valdemar III of Denmark (1314).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Denmark

Among film directors born in Denmark, Carl Theodor Dreyer ranks 2. Before him are Lars von Trier (1956). After him are Bille August (1948), Gabriel Axel (1918), Thomas Vinterberg (1969), Susanne Bier (1960), Henning Carlsen (1927), Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (1947), Erik Balling (1924), Urban Gad (1879), Benjamin Christensen (1879), and Nicolas Winding Refn (1970).

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Filmography

The Passion of Joan of Arc
Director
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.
Apr 21st 19288 / 10
Vampyr
Director
A student of the occult encounters supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside of Paris.
May 6th 19327.3 / 10
Ordet
Director
The three sons of devout Danish farmer Morten have widely disparate religious beliefs. Youngest son Anders shares his father's religion, but eldest son Mikkel has lost his faith, while middle child Johannes has become delusional and proclaims that he is Jesus Christ himself. When Mikkel's wife, Inger goes into a difficult childbirth, everyone's beliefs are put to the test.
Jan 9th 19557.9 / 10