Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath (Danish: Vredens dag) is a 1943 Danish drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Lisbeth Movin, Thorkild Roose and Preben Lerdorff Rye. It is an adaptation of the 1909 play Anne Pedersdotter by Hans Wiers-Jenssen, based on a 16th century Norwegian case. The film tells the story of a young woman who is forced into a marriage with an elderly pastor after her late mother was accused of witchcraft. She falls in love with the pastor's son and also comes under suspicion of witchcraft.

For the Latin hymn, see Dies Irae (Day of Wrath).
For the Soviet science fiction film, see Day of Wrath (1985 film)
Day of Wrath
Danish theatrical release poster
Directed byCarl Theodor Dreyer
Written by
  • Carl Theodor Dreyer
  • Poul Knudsen
  • Mogens Skot-Hansen
Based onAnne Pedersdotter
by Hans Wiers-Jenssen
Produced byCarl Theodor Dreyer
Starring
  • Thorkild Roose
  • Lisbeth Movin
  • Sigrid Neiiendam
  • Preben Lerdorff Rye
  • Albert Hoeberg
CinematographyKarl Andersson
Edited byAnne Marie Petersen
Edith Schlüssel
Music byPoul Schierbeck
Distributed by
  • Palladium Danmark
  • Nordisk Film-Palladium Production A/S
  • Janus Films (US)
Release dates
  • 13 November 1943 (Denmark)
  • 23 November 1946 (UK)
  • 24 April 1948 (US)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

The film was produced during the Nazi Occupation of Denmark, and Dreyer left the country for Sweden after its release. It has received very positive reviews, despite initial criticisms for slow pacing.

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