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Ordet (1955)

126 min  -  Drama  -   10 January 1955 (Denmark)
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How do we understand faith and prayer, and what of miracles? August 1925 on a Danish farm. Patriarch Borgen has three sons: Mikkel... See full summary »

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Cast

Uncredited cast:
Hanne Agesen Hanne Agesen ...
Karen, a Servant (uncredited)
Kirsten Andreasen Kirsten Andreasen ...
(uncredited)
Sylvia Eckhausen Sylvia Eckhausen ...
Kirstin Petersen (uncredited)
Birgitte Federspiel Birgitte Federspiel ...
Inger, Mikkel's Wife (uncredited)
Ejner Federspiel Ejner Federspiel ...
Peter Petersen (uncredited)
Ann Elisabeth Groth Ann Elisabeth Groth ...
Maren Borgen, Mikkel's Daughter (uncredited)
Emil Hass Christensen Emil Hass Christensen ...
Mikkel Borgen (uncredited)
Cay Kristiansen Cay Kristiansen ...
Anders Borgen (uncredited)
Preben Lerdorff Rye Preben Lerdorff Rye ...
Johannes Borgen (uncredited)
Henrik Malberg Henrik Malberg ...
Morten Borgen (uncredited)
Gerda Nielsen Gerda Nielsen ...
Anne Petersen (uncredited)
Ove Rud Ove Rud ...
Pastor (uncredited)
Susanne Rud Susanne Rud ...
Lilleinger Borgen, Mikkel's Daughter (uncredited)
Henry Skjær Henry Skjær ...
The Doctor (uncredited)
Edith Trane Edith Trane ...
Mette Maren (uncredited)
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How do we understand faith and prayer, and what of miracles? August 1925 on a Danish farm. Patriarch Borgen has three sons: Mikkel, a good-hearted agnostic whose wife Inger is pregnant, Johannes, who believes he is Jesus, and Anders, young, slight, in love with the tailor's daughter. The fundamentalist sect of the girl's father is anathema to Borgen's traditional Lutheranism; he opposes the marriage until the tailor forbids it, then Borgen's pride demands that it happen. Unexpectedly, Inger, who is the family's sweetness and light, has problems with her pregnancy. The rational doctor arrives, and a long night brings sharp focus to at least four views of faith. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

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Also Known As:

A Palavra See more »

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Palladium Film See more »
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Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The set for the final scene in Carl Th. Dreyer's 1943 film VREDENS DAG was recreated twelve years later for the final scene of his film of this film. As well, actress Birgitte Federspiel was cast as Inger in this version of ORDET because of her facial resemblance to actress Lisbeth Movin as Anne in VREDENS DAG, allowing Dreyer to create somewhat of a reversal of the final scene in this picture. See more »

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Referenced in A 15ª Pedra (2007) See more »