
By his father’s deathbed, a young man agrees to never marry below his station. Later, he falls in love with a lowly governess, impregnates her, and does not marry her. Many years later, as the President of the court of his town, he finds himself having to rule on his illegitimate daughter’s case of infanticide.
Title | The President |
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Year | 1919 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Denmark |
Studio | Nordisk Film Denmark |
Cast | Halvard Hoff, Elith Pio, Carl Walther Meyer, Jacoba Jessen, Hallander Helleman, Fanny Petersen |
Crew | Carl Theodor Dreyer (Director), Jens G. Lind (Production Design), Karl Emil Franzos (Novel), Carl Theodor Dreyer (Screenplay), Hans Vaagø (Director of Photography), Carl Theodor Dreyer (Art Direction) |
Release | Feb 01, 1919 |
Runtime | 71 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.80 / 10 by 25 users |
Popularity | 0 |