Biography
Carl Theodor Dreyer (3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema. His best known films include The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Vampyr (1932), Day of Wrath (1943), Ordet (1955), and Gertrud (1964). Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark. His birth mother was an unmarried Scanian maid named Josefine Bernhardine Nilsson, and he was put up for adoption by his birth father, Jens Christian Torp, a married Danish farmer living in Sweden who was his mother's employer. He spent the first two years of his life in orphanages until his adoption by a typographer named Carl Theodor Dreyer, and his wife, Inger Marie (née Olsen). He was named after his adoptive father, but in accordance with Danish practice, there is no "Senior" or "Junior" added to their names to distinguish them from each other. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1960s
- 1964
Gertrud
Director
1950s
- 1955
- 1954
A Castle Within a Castle
Director
- 1950
Storstrøm Bridge
Director
1940s
- 1949
Thorvaldsen
Director
- 1948
They Caught the Ferry
Director
- 1947
The Village Church
Director
The Fight Against Cancer
Director
- 1945
Two People
Director
- 1943
1930s
- 1932
1920s
- 1928
- 1926
The Bride of Glomdal
Director
- 1925
Master of the House
Director
- 1924
Michael
Director
- 1922
Once Upon a Time
Director
Love One Another
Director
- 1920
Leaves from Satan's Book
Director
1910s
- 1919
The President
Director
Wrote 29
1980s
- 1989
1960s
- 1964
Gertrud
Writer
1950s
- 1955
- 1954
A Castle Within a Castle
Writer
- 1950
Storstrøm Bridge
Writer
Shakespeare og Kronborg
Writer
1940s
- 1949
Thorvaldsen
Screenplay
- 1948
They Caught the Ferry
Writer
- 1947
The Village Church
Screenplay
The Fight Against Cancer
Writer
- 1945
Two People
Writer
- 1943
1930s
- 1932
1920s
- 1928
- 1926
The Bride of Glomdal
Writer
- 1925
Master of the House
Writer
- 1924
Michael
Adaptation, Screenplay
- 1922
Once Upon a Time
Writer
Love One Another
Writer
- 1920
Leaves from Satan's Book
Writer
1910s
- 1919
The President
Screenplay
- 1918
Lydia
Writer
- 1917
Hotel Paradis
Screenplay
Den mystiske selskabsdame
Screenplay
- 1916
The Mystery of the Crown Jewels
Writer
The Spider's Prey
Writer
- 1914
Lay Down Your Arms!
Writer
No release date
The Rebuilding of Rønne and Nexø
Screenplay
Produced 4
1950s
- 1955
1940s
- 1947
The Village Church
Producer
- 1943
1930s
- 1932
Edited 3
1940s
- 1945
Two People
Editor
1920s
- 1928
- 1925
Master of the House
Editor
Other crew 2
1970s
- 1972
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
In Memory Of
1920s
- 1928
Art department 2
1920s
- 1925
Master of the House
Art Direction, Set Decoration
1910s
- 1919
The President
Art Direction
Acted in 1
1980s
- 1982
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
Movie
Appearances9
2020s
- 2022
Dreyer's Gertrud
Self (archive footage)
- 2020
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2015
Nitrate Flames
Himself (archive footage)
2000s
- 2006
Carl Dreyer
Himself
1990s
- 1995
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
Himself
1970s
- 1970
A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus Film
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1968
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
- 1966
Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
- 1965
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
Self