Leaves from Satan's Book

6.1 / 10

(43 votes)

The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.

Country:

Denmark

Genre:

Drama,

History,

Fantasy,

Horror

Duration:

157 minutes

Year:

1920

Director:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast:
Helge Nissen

Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan

Halvard Hoff

Jesus (first sequence)

Jacob Texiere

Judas (first sequence) (as Jacob Texière)

Hallander Helleman

Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)

Ebon Strandin

Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)

Crew:
Carl Theodor Dreyer

Director

George Schnéevoigt

Director of Photography

Edgar Høyer

Writer

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Writer

Marie Corelli

Novel