The President

The President

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1919

1h 25min

The President

Storyline

A judge sees his illegitimate daughter face trial for infanticide. He's certain that she will receive the death sentence.

Released
1919
Runtime
1h 25min
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer

Genre

Status
Released
Language
Danish
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark

Cast

Halvard Hoff

Karl Victor von Sendlingen, court president

Elith Pio

Franz Victor von Sendlingen, Karl's father

Carl Walther Meyer

Carl Walther Meyer

von Sendlingen's grandfather

Jacoba Jessen

Maika

Hallander Helleman

Franz, in service with the president

Fanny Petersen

Brigitta, maid to the president

Olga Raphael-Linden

Victorine Lippert, Karl's daughter

Betty Kirkeby

Hermine Lippert, Victorine's mother

Axel Madsen

Werner, vice president

Richard Christensen

Richard Christensen

Georg Berger, defense attorney

Peter Nielsen

Public prosecutor

Christian Engelstoft

Journalist

Jon Iversen

Weiden, later husband of Victorine

Carl Lauritzen

The last priest

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