Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889–1968)

The illegitimate son of a Danish farmer and his Swedish housekeeper, Carl Theodor Dreyer was born in Copenhagen on the 3th of February, 1889. He spent his early years in various foster homes before being adopted by the Dreyers at the age of two. Contrary to popular belief (perhaps nourished by the fact that his films often deal with religious ... See full bio »

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Writer (52 credits)

1988 Medea (TV Movie) (original screenplay)

1964 Gertrud (as Carl Th. Dreyer)

1956 Noget om Norden (Short)

1955 Ordet (uncredited)

1954 Rønnes og Nexøs genopbygning (Documentary)

1954 Et slot i et slot: Krogen og Kronborg (Documentary short)

1950 Shakespeare og Kronborg (Short)

1950 Storstrømsbroen (Documentary short)

1949 Thorvaldsen (Documentary short) (writer)

1948 They Caught the Ferry (Short) (writer)

1947 Kampen mod kræften (Documentary short)

1947 Landsbykirken (Documentary short)

1947 The Seventh Age (Short documentary)

1946 Vandet på landet (Short documentary)

1945 Två människor (scenario - as Carl Th. Dreyer)

1943 Day of Wrath (uncredited)

1942 Mødrehjælpen (Short documentary)

1932 Vampyr (screenplay - as Carl Th. Dreyer)

1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc (writer)

1926 Glomdalsbruden

1925 Master of the House

1924 Michael (adaptation and screenplay - as Carl-Th. Dreyer)

1922 Der var engang

1922 Die Gezeichneten

1920 Leaves From Satan's Book (uncredited)

1920 The Parson's Widow (screen adaptation - as Carl Th. Dreyer)

1919 Grevindens ære (writer)

1919 Gillekop (writer)

1919 Præsidenten (writer)

1918 Glædens Dag (writer)

1918 Lydia (writer)

1917 Hotel Paradiso

1917 Herregaards-Mysteriet

1917 Fange no. 113

1917 Hans rigtige kone

1917 Den mystiske selskabsdame

1916 Pavilionens hemmelighed

1916 Guldets gift

1916 En forbryders liv og levned

1916 Rovedderkoppen

1916 Den skønne Evelyn

1916 Den hvide djævel

1915 Penge

1915 Juvelerernes Skræk

1914 Down with Weapons

1913 Hans og Grethe (writer)

1913 Won by Waiting (Short)

1913 The Secret of the Old Cabinet (writer)

1913 The War Correspondents (writer)

1913 Balloneksplosionen (writer)

1912 Bryggerens datter

1912 Dødsridtet (Short)

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Director (22 credits)

1964 Gertrud

1955 Ordet

1954 Et slot i et slot: Krogen og Kronborg (Documentary short)

1950 Storstrømsbroen (Documentary short)

1949 Thorvaldsen (Documentary short)

1948 They Caught the Ferry (Short)

1947 Kampen mod kræften (Documentary short)

1947 Landsbykirken (Documentary short)

1946 Vandet på landet (Short documentary)

1945 Två människor (as Carl Th. Dreyer)

1943 Day of Wrath

1942 Mødrehjælpen (Short documentary)

1932 Vampyr (as Carl Th. Dreyer)

1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc (as Carl Th. Dreyer)

1926 Glomdalsbruden

1925 Master of the House

1924 Michael (as Carl-Th. Dreyer)

1922 Der var engang

1922 Die Gezeichneten

1920 Leaves From Satan's Book (as Carl Th. Dreyer)

1920 The Parson's Widow (as Carl Th. Dreyer)

1919 Præsidenten

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Editor (6 credits)

1949 Radioens barndom (Documentary short) (uncredited)

1945 Två människor

1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc (uncredited)

1926 Glomdalsbruden

1925 Master of the House

1922 Der var engang

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Art director (4 credits)

1926 Glomdalsbruden

1925 Master of the House

1920 Leaves From Satan's Book (uncredited)

1919 Præsidenten

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Producer (4 credits)

1955 Ordet (producer - uncredited)

1947 Landsbykirken (Documentary short) (producer)

1943 Day of Wrath (producer - uncredited)

1932 Vampyr (producer - uncredited)

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Actor (2 credits)

1913 Balloneksplosionen
Balloon Skipper

1912 Dødsridtet (Short)
Balloon Skipper

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Set decorator (1 credit)

1925 Master of the House

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc (title designer - uncredited)

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Thanks (4 credits)

2012 Abed (special thanks)

2012 Snow White (the director wishes to thank - as Carl T. Dreyer)

2004 Doowylloh (Short) (special thanks)

1969 Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (Documentary short) (in memoriam - as Carl Th. Dreyer)

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Self (6 credits)

1969 Diaries Notes and Sketches (Documentary)
Himself

1966 Carl Th. Dreyer (Documentary short)
Himself

1965 New Release (TV Series)
Himself

- Painters' Grand National/Carl Dreyer (1965) ... Himself (as Carl Dreyer)

1965 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Carl Th. Dreyer (1965) ... Himself

1965 Hjemme hos (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 24 January 1965 (1965) ... Himself

1909 Dr. Cook at Copenhagen (Documentary short)
Himself: Journalist

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Archive footage (9 credits)

2014 Llamas de Nitrato (Documentary)
Himself

2012 Moxina (Short)
Carl Theodor Dreyer

2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

- The Hollywood Dream (2011) ... Himself

2006 Store danskere (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Film Director

- Carl Th. Dreyer (2006) ... Himself - Film Director

2005 From Dreyer to von Trier: An Interview with Cinematographer Henning Bendtsen (Video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

2003 Die Nacht/La Nuit (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 31 December 2003 (2003) ... Himself

2001 Digtere, divaer og dogmebrødre (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- 1918-1930 (2001) ... Himself

1995 Carl Th. Dreyer: My Métier (Documentary)
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1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

- Art's Promised Land (1995) ... Himself

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2 Biographical Movies | 8 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 3 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Carl T. Dreyer | Carl Th. Dreyer | Carl-Th. Dreyer | Carl Dreyer

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)

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My apprenticeship [at Nordisk Film studio in Copenhagen, Denmark] lasted five years, and I don't think many have had a better schooling. After all, it's from the daily grind of making films that you learn the craft. See more »

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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 265-273. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

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