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Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer

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

Born

Feb 03, 1889

Copenhagen, Denmark

Died

Mar 20, 1968

Known For

Directing

Movies

13 acting

72 crew

Popularity

0.3

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
★ 7.2
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
1995 as Himself
★ 6.1
Dreyer's Gertrud
Dreyer's Gertrud
2022 as Self (archive footage)
Carl Th. Dreyer
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966 as Self
★ 6.8
A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus Film
A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus Film
1970 as Self (archive footage)
Nitrate Flames
Nitrate Flames
2015 as Himself (archive footage)
★ 9.0
movie
★ 8.0
Carl Dreyer
Carl Dreyer
2006 as Himself