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Leaves From Satan's Book

Original title: Blade af Satans bog
  • 1920
  • TV-14
  • 2h 47m
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6.6/10
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Leaves From Satan's Book (1920)
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In 4 episodic tales of human suffering: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918, Satan attempts to win God's favor.In 4 episodic tales of human suffering: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918, Satan attempts to win God's favor.In 4 episodic tales of human suffering: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918, Satan attempts to win God's favor.

  • Director
    • Carl Theodor Dreyer
  • Writers
    • Edgar Høyer
    • Marie Corelli
    • Carl Theodor Dreyer
  • Stars
    • Helge Nissen
    • Halvard Hoff
    • Jacob Texiere
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer
    • Writers
      • Edgar Høyer
      • Marie Corelli
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer
    • Stars
      • Helge Nissen
      • Halvard Hoff
      • Jacob Texiere
    • 17User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Helge Nissen
    • Satan…
    Halvard Hoff
    • Jesus (first sequence)
    Jacob Texiere
    • Judas (first sequence)
    • (as Jacob Texière)
    Hallander Helleman
    • Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)
    Ebon Strandin
    Ebon Strandin
    • Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)
    Johannes Meyer
    Johannes Meyer
    • Don Fernandez (second sequence)
    Nalle Halden
    • The Majordomo (second sequence)
    • (as Nalle Haldén)
    Tenna Kraft
    • Marie Antoinette (third sequence)
    • (as Tenna Frederiksen Kraft)
    Viggo Wiehe
    • Count de Chambord (third sequence)
    Emma Wiehe
    • The Countess of Chambord (third sequence)
    Jeanne Tramcourt
    • Lady Genevive de Chambord (third sequence)
    Hugo Bruun
    • Count Manuel (third sequence)
    Elith Pio
    Elith Pio
    • Joseph (third sequence)
    Emil Helsengreen
    • The People's Commissar (third sequence)
    Viggo Lindstrøm
    • Old Pitou (third sequence)
    Vilhelm Petersen
    • Fouquier-Tinville (third sequence)
    • (as Vilh. Petersen)
    Clara Pontoppidan
    Clara Pontoppidan
    • Siri (fourth sequence)
    • (as Clara Wieth Pontoppidan)
    Carlo Wieth
    Carlo Wieth
    • Paavo (fourth sequence)
    • Director
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer
    • Writers
      • Edgar Høyer
      • Marie Corelli
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      One of the first films in the world that dealt with the Finnish civil war in 1918.
    • Alternate versions
      In 2004, the Film Preservation Associates, Inc. copyrighted a version with a new piano music score by Philip Carli. It was produced for video by David Shepard and runs 121 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into From Camille to Joan of Arc (1961)
    • Soundtracks
      La Marseillaise
      (1792) (uncredited)
      Music and Lyrics by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
      Played in the 2004 alternate version score in the third sequence mostly to accompany the actors singing it silently on-screen

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    Every person who succumbs to temptation lands Satan with another 100 years exile according to Carl Theodor Dreyer's Leaves from Satan's Book, while those who resist shorten his sentence by 1000 years. Doesn't reflect well on us poor sinners that Old Nick is still amongst us, does it? The four examples of the trials under which humans are placed - from Judas's betrayal of Jesus to feuding neighbours during the Finnish Civil War of 1918 - are told with simplicity and deadly dull sobriety, with only the last sequence managing to stir any interest.
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    • Release date
      • January 24, 1921 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • Denmark
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Leaves Out of the Book of Satan
    • Filming locations
      • Kagerup, Denmark(Finland scenes)
    • Production company
      • Nordisk Film
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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