Leaves from Satan's Book (1920)

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Released:
1920-11-15

Overview:
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.

Director:
Carl Theodor Dreyer

Runtime:
2h 37min

Genre:
Drama, History, Fantasy, Horror

  • Cast:
  • Helge Nissen
    as
    Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan
  • Halvard Hoff
    as
    Jesus (first sequence)
  • Jacob Texiere
    as
    Judas (first sequence) (as Jacob Texière)
  • Hallander Helleman
    as
    Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)
  • Ebon Strandin
    as
    Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)