Carl Theodor Dreyer
Directing
Born: 1889-02-03 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1968-03-20
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 fo
🎬 Movies (30)
Dreyer's Gertrud
2022
Self (archive footage)
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
2020
Self (archive footage)
Nitrate Flames
2015
Himself (archive footage)
Carl Dreyer
2006
Himself
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
1995
Himself
Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud
1994
Medea
1989
Screenplay
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
1982
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
1972
In Memory Of
A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus Film
1970
Self (archive footage)
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
Self
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966
Self
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
1965
Self
Gertrud
1964
Director
Ordet
1955
Director
A Castle Within a Castle
1954
Director
Storstrøm Bridge
1950
Director
Shakespeare og Kronborg
1950
Writer
Thorvaldsen
1949
Director
They Caught the Ferry
1948
Director
De gamle
1947
Writer
The Fight Against Cancer
1947
Director
The Village Church
1947
Director
Water from the Land
1946
Director
Two People
1945
Director
Day of Wrath
1943
Director
Good Mothers
1942
Director
Vampyr
1932
Director
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928
Director
The Bride of Glomdal
1926
Director