Day of Wrath

About Day of Wrath

In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte.

Day of Wrath is a 1943 history film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. At 97 minutes long, it arrived in November 1943.

Thorkild Roose stars as Rev. Absalon Pederssøn (uncredited), Lisbeth Movin as Anne Pedersdotter, Absalon's Second Wife (uncredited), Preben Lerdorff Rye as Martin, Absalon's Son from First Marriage (uncredited), and Sigrid Neiiendam as Merete, Absalon's Mother (uncredited). Written by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Hans Wiers-Jenssen.

Shelv files it under curse, seduction, fugitive, and 17th century. American members can watch it on Criterion Channel.

Fear Street: 1666, Practical Magic, and The Lords of Salem make useful companions to Day of Wrath, all filed under witchcraft. It scores 8.0 out of 10 from 262 TMDB voters.