Leaves From Satan's Book (1920)
Blade af Satans bog (original title)Reference View | Change View
- TV-14
- 2h 47min
- Drama
- 15 Nov 1920 (Norway)
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Cast
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Helge Nissen | ... |
Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan
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Halvard Hoff | ... |
Jesus (first sequence)
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Jacob Texiere | ... |
Judas (first sequence)
(as Jacob Texière)
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Hallander Helleman | ... |
Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)
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| Ebon Strandin | ... |
Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)
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| Johannes Meyer | ... |
Don Fernandez (second sequence)
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Nalle Halden | ... |
The Majordomo (second sequence)
(as Nalle Haldén)
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Tenna Kraft | ... |
Marie Antoinette (third sequence)
(as Tenna Frederiksen Kraft)
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Viggo Wiehe | ... |
Count de Chambord (third sequence)
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Emma Wiehe | ... |
The Countess of Chambord (third sequence)
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Jeanne Tramcourt | ... |
Lady Genevive de Chambord (third sequence)
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Hugo Bruun | ... |
Count Manuel (third sequence)
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| Elith Pio | ... |
Joseph (third sequence)
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Emil Helsengreen | ... |
The People's Commissar (third sequence)
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Viggo Lindstrøm | ... |
Old Pitou (third sequence)
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Vilhelm Petersen | ... |
Fouquier-Tinville (third sequence)
(as Vilh. Petersen)
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| Clara Pontoppidan | ... |
Siri (fourth sequence)
(as Clara Wieth Pontoppidan)
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| Carlo Wieth | ... |
Paavo (fourth sequence)
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| Karina Bell | ... |
Naimi (fourth sequence)
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Carl Hillebrandt | ... |
Rautamiemi (fourth sequence)
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Christian Nielsen | ... |
Corporal Matti (fourth sequence)
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Erling Hanson | ... |
John (first sequence) (uncredited)
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Wilhelm Jensen | ... |
Carpenter (uncredited)
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Sven Scholander | ... |
Michonnet (third sequence) (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Carl Theodor Dreyer | ... | (as Carl Th. Dreyer) |
Written by
| Edgar Høyer | ... | (scenario by) |
| Marie Corelli | ... | (from a novel by) |
| Carl Theodor Dreyer | ... | () (uncredited) |
Music by
| Philip Carli | ... | (2004 reissue) |
Cinematography by
| George Schnéevoigt | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Axel Bruun | ... | (uncredited) |
| Carl Theodor Dreyer | ... | (uncredited) |
| Jens G. Lind | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Nordisk Film Kompagni (1918) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Universum Film (UFA) (1922) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Film Kompagni (1921) (United States) (theatrical) (as "Leaves Out of the Book of Satan")
- Grapevine Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Fotorama (1921) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Det Danske Filminstitut (2007) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Film Preservation Associates (2004) (United States) (video) (as Film Preservation Associates, Inc.)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
After seeing D. W. Griffith's epic Intolerance, Denmark's greatest director, Carl Theodor Dreyer (The Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyr), was inspired to make his own four-episode historical epic with each story told end to end, anthology-style, linked by theme to the others. The unifying character, Satan, attempts to win God's favor but is doomed to cheerless participation in dark episodes of human history: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918. Few directors resisted compromise and convention the way Dreyer did; fortunately, the Nordisk Film Company was artistically progressive by Hollywood standards and agreed that this should be a prestige film made to the highest standards. More than two years in production, Dreyer not only directed but also controlled every facet of this ambitious production. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of the first films in the world that dealt with the Finnish civil war in 1918. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into From Camille to Joan of Arc (1961). See more » |
| Soundtracks | La Marseillaise See more » |