Danish films of the 1920s - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following table is a list of films produced in Denmark
Denmark
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or in the Danish language
Danish language
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in the 1920s. For an alphabetical list of all Danish films currently on Wikipedia see :Category:Danish films. For Danish films from other decades see the Cinema of Denmark box above.

Danish Title	English Title	Director(s)	Cast	Genre	Notes
1920
*Prästänkan*	Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark...
1922
*Heksen* Häxan Häxan Häxan is a 1922 Swedish/Danish silent horror film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen... (in Swedish) Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...	Witchcraft Through The Ages	Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor both in film and on the stage. As a director he is most well known for the 1922 film Häxan and as an actor, he is best known for his performance in the film Michael , in which he plays Claude Zoret, the jilted lover of the...	Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor both in film and on the stage. As a director he is most well known for the 1922 film Häxan and as an actor, he is best known for his performance in the film Michael , in which he plays Claude Zoret, the jilted lover of the... Clara Pontoppidan Clara Pontoppidan -External links:... , Oscar Stribolt Oscar Stribolt Peter Oscar Stribolt was a Danish stage and film actor of the silent era in Denmark. He worked prolifically under director Lau Lauritzen Sr.- External links:... Astrid Holm, Maren Pedersen	Documentary Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record... Horror Horror film Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Die Gezeichneten Die Gezeichneten Die Gezeichneten is an opera in three acts by Franz Schreker, libretto by the composer.-Composition history:...	Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark...
Præsten i Vejlby Praesten i Vejlby (1922 film) The Vicar of Vejlby is a 1922 Danish crime mystery film directed by August Blom. It is also known as The Hand of Fate. The silent film is based on a novella by Steen Steensen Blicher about a true murder case from 1626. The story was adapted later by George Schnéevoigt The Vicar of Vejlby is a...	The Vicar of Vejlby	August Blom August Blom August Blom was a Danish film director, production leader and pioneer of silent films during the "golden age" of Danish filmmaking from 1910 to 1914.-Career:...	Viggo Wiehe Viggo Wiehe Viggo Hjalmar Wiehe was a Danish stage and film actor whose career spanned over five decades.-Career:... , Gunnar Tolnæs Gunnar Tolnæs Gunnar Tolnæs was a Norwegian-born film actor who worked for most of his career in Denmark.-Career:Tolnæs's film credits, all silent films, include:* Children of the Streets * One of the Many... , Ingeborg Spangsfeldt	Crime Crime Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction... Mystery Mystery film Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...	First adaptation of Steen Steensen Blicher's Steen Steensen Blicher Steen Steensen Blicher was an author and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark.- Biography :Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was distantly related to Martin Luther.... Novel
1924
Mikael Michael (1924 film) Michael was a silent film released in 1924, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, director of other notable silents such as The Passion of Joan of Arc , Master of the House , and Leaves from Satan's Book...	Chained: The Story of the Third Sex Michael (1924 film) Michael was a silent film released in 1924, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, director of other notable silents such as The Passion of Joan of Arc , Master of the House , and Leaves from Satan's Book...	Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark...	Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor both in film and on the stage. As a director he is most well known for the 1922 film Häxan and as an actor, he is best known for his performance in the film Michael , in which he plays Claude Zoret, the jilted lover of the... , Walter Slezak Walter Slezak Walter Slezak was a portly Austrian character actor who appeared in numerous Hollywood films. Slezak often portrayed villains or thugs, most notably the German U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's film Lifeboat , but occasionally he got to play lighter roles, as in The Wonderful World of the...	Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...	Landmark of gay cinema
1925
Du skal ære din hustru Du skal ære din hustru Du skal ære din hustru is a 1925 Danish silent comedy film drama directed and written by acclaimed filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film marked the debut of Karin Nellemose...	Master of the House)	Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark...	Johannes Meyer Johannes Meyer Johannes Meyer , was a Danish film actor.He debuted in the theater in 1905.-Filmography:De blaa drenge - 1933Så til søs - 1933Flugten fra millionerne - 1934Lynet - 1934Nøddebo Præstegård - 1934... , Karin Nellemose Karin Nellemose Karin Nellemose , was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema.-Filmography:Du skal ære din hustru - 1925Præsten i Vejlby - 1931Kirke og orgel - 1932*Barken Margrethe af Danmark - 1934...	Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
*Glomsdalsbruden*		Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark...	Einar Sissener Einar Sissener Einar Sissener was a Norwegian stage actor, film actor, stage producer, film producer and theatre director.-Personal life:... , Tove Tellback Stub Wiberg Stub Wiberg Stub Wiberg was a Norwegian actor. He made his stage debut at the Bergen theatre Den Nationale Scene in 1898, and played at Nationaltheatret in Kristiania from 1903.He participated in the film Glomdalsbruden from 1926....	Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...	Produced in Norway
1928
	The Passion of Joan of Arc The Passion of Joan of Arc The Passion of Joan of Arc is a silent film produced in France in 1928. It is based on the record of the trial of Joan of Arc. The film was directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and stars Renée Jeanne Falconetti...	Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark...	Renée Jeanne Falconetti Renée Jeanne Falconetti Renée Jeanne Falconetti , sometimes credited as Maria Falconetti, Marie Falconetti, Renée Maria Falconetti, or, simply, Falconetti, was a French stage and film actress, notable for her role as Joan of Arc in Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 silent film, La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc.Born... , Eugene Silvain, André Berley André Berley -Selected filmography:* The Passion of Joan of Arc * Juanita * Les mutinés de l'Elseneur * Monsieur Personne... , Maurice Schutz Maurice Schutz Maurice Schutz was a French film actor.He starred in some 91 films between 1918 and 1952.-Filmography:Selected films include:* Quatre-vingt-treize * Au-delà des lois humaines...	Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...	Produced in France
1929
Højt paa en kvist Højt paa en kvist Højt paa en kvist is a 1929 Danish silent family film directed by Lau Lauritzen Sr. and written by his son Lau Lauritzen Jr..-Cast:Carl Schenstrøm ... FyrtårnetHarald Madsen ... BivognenVictor WulffGerda KofoedMarguerite VibyNina Kalckar...

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