Præsidenten (1919)
- Directed by
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A judge must decide the fate of his own daughter, who stands accused of a crime. The story deals with family secrets and the weight of duty.
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What happens
Præsidenten (The President) is a 1919 Danish silent film by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is the first feature film directed by Dreyer and it is an adaptation of the 1884 novel Der Präsident by Karl Emil Franzos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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