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.
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Cast
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Helge Nissen
Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan
Also in
Ich back' mir einen Mann
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall
Halvard Hoff
Jesus (first sequence)
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The President
Jacob Texiere
Judas (first sequence) (as Jacob Texière)
Also in
Talende film
Hallander Helleman
Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)
Also in
The President
Ebon Strandin
Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)
Also in
Two Kings
Jeftha’s Daughter
Johannes Meyer
Don Fernandez (second sequence)
Known for
Master of the House
For freedom and justice
Nalle Halden
The Majordomo (second sequence)
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Tenna Kraft
Marie Antoinette (third sequence)
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Viggo Wiehe
Count de Chambord (third sequence)
Also in
Once Upon a Time
The Hand of Fate
Emma Wiehe
The Countess of Chambord (third sequence)
Also in
While the Christmas Bells Rings
The Monk's Temptations
Jeanne Tramcourt
Lady Genevive de Chambord (third sequence)
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Hugo Bruun
Count Manuel (third sequence)
Also in
A Man's Sacrifice
En mand af betydning
Carl Theodor Dreyer Director · Edgar Høyer Writer Marie Corelli Author
First release November 15, 1920 · Produced in Denmark · Original title Blade af Satans Bog
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Denmark
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Original title
Blade af Satans Bog
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Norway · November 15, 1920
Theatrical
Denmark · January 24, 1921
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No release date listed for United States.
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