Praesten i Vejlby (1922)
- Original title
- Præsten i Vejlby
- Directed by
- August Blom
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, crime film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Danish silent crime film based on a true murder case from 1626. The story follows a priest whose life becomes entangled in a crime and its tragic consequences.
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What happens
The Vicar of Vejlby (Danish: Præsten i Vejlby) is a 1922 Danish crime mystery film directed by August Blom. It is also known as The Hand of Fate. The silent film is based on a novella of the same name by Steen Steensen Blicher about a true murder case from 1626. Blom filmed the exteriors on location in the area of Grenaa and the village of Vejlby. International audiences praised Blom's adaptation for its "high level artistry," but its faithfulness to the original tragedy was deemed "too excessively sad" for American audiences. The story was adapted again by George Schnéevoigt (see Praesten i Vejlby (1931 film)), and Claus Ørsted (see Praesten i Vejlby (1972 film)), but the Danish Film Institute considers Blom's version to be closest to the source material. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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