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Ordet

  • 19551955
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  • 2h 6m
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8.3/10
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Ordet (1955)
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Follows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.Follows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.Follows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
19,043
2,423
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    • Director
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer
    • Writers
      • Kaj Munk(play)
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Henrik Malberg(uncredited)
      • Emil Hass Christensen(uncredited)
      • Preben Lerdorff Rye(uncredited)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer
    • Writers
      • Kaj Munk(play)
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Henrik Malberg(uncredited)
      • Emil Hass Christensen(uncredited)
      • Preben Lerdorff Rye(uncredited)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 2 nominations

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    Ordet (1955)
    Preben Lerdorff Rye in Ordet (1955)
    Cay Kristiansen and Henrik Malberg in Ordet (1955)
    Birgitte Federspiel and Preben Lerdorff Rye in Ordet (1955)
    Ordet (1955)
    Cay Kristiansen, Preben Lerdorff Rye, and Henrik Malberg in Ordet (1955)
    Emil Hass Christensen, Cay Kristiansen, and Henrik Malberg in Ordet (1955)
    Sylvia Eckhausen and Ejner Federspiel in Ordet (1955)
    Emil Hass Christensen and Henry Skjær in Ordet (1955)
    Birgitte Federspiel, Emil Hass Christensen, and Henrik Malberg in Ordet (1955)
    Preben Lerdorff Rye in Ordet (1955)
    Birgitte Federspiel, Cay Kristiansen, and Henrik Malberg in Ordet (1955)

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    Henrik Malberg
    • Morten Borgen
    • (uncredited)
    Emil Hass Christensen
    • Mikkel Borgen
    • (uncredited)
    Preben Lerdorff Rye
    • Johannes Borgen
    • (uncredited)
    Hanne Aagesen
    • Karen
    • (uncredited)
    Kirsten Andreasen
      Sylvia Eckhausen
      • Kirstin Petersen
      • (uncredited)
      Birgitte Federspiel
      Birgitte Federspiel
      • Inger Borgen
      • (uncredited)
      Ejner Federspiel
      • Peter Petersen
      • (uncredited)
      Ann Elisabeth Groth
      • Maren Borgen
      • (uncredited)
      Cay Kristiansen
      • Anders Borgen
      • (uncredited)
      Gerda Nielsen
      • Anne Petersen
      • (uncredited)
      Ove Rud
      • Pastor
      • (uncredited)
      Susanne Rud
      • Lilleinger Borgen
      • (uncredited)
      Henry Skjær
      • The Doctor
      • (uncredited)
      Edith Trane
      • Mette Maren
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Carl Theodor Dreyer
      • Writers
        • Kaj Munk(play)
        • Carl Theodor Dreyer(uncredited)
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      • Trivia
        The actress who plays Inger, had the audio of herself in labor and it was used during the difficult birth scene in the movie.
      • Quotes

        Morten Borgen: I can't stand your undertaker faces.

        Peter Petersen: Yes, I've heard that before. No, you, you have the bright, happy Christianity, while we, we are the dark of soul and undertakers. But since you are one of the bright and happy Christians, why do you always look so miserable when one meets you? I feel so free and glad, because I know there is a place waiting for me in heaven.

        Morten Borgen: And the rest of us, all the rest of us, we go straight down to hell to eternal torments, don't we? Yes, that's what you think, isn't it?

        Peter Petersen: Yes. Words, words, you have them all right.

      • Connections
        Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)

      User reviews74

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      8/10
      Born into Dogma...
      ... but you wouldn't know it. The spectrum of religious belief explored through the eyes of rural Danish families in 1925 - a tricky birth, falling for the wrong girl and a son who thinks he's Jesus sets the scene. Nothing to make you smile, except for the end which, depending on your own dogma, may allow you a brief smirk.
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      Details

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      • Release date
        • January 10, 1955 (Denmark)
      • Country of origin
        • Denmark
      • Language
        • Danish
      • Also known as
        • Le Verbe
      • Filming locations
        • Husby Klit, Vedersø, Ringkøbing-Skjern, Midtjylland, Denmark
      • Production company
        • Palladium Film
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 6 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1
        • 1.66 : 1

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