Carl Theodor Dreyer Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
The illegitimate son of a Swedish farmer and his housekeeper, Dreyer spent his early years in Danish foster homes before being adopted by a strict Lutheran family. He became a journalist in 1910, and entered films as a title writer, then scriptwriter and eventually director. His first film showed little promise or talent, but he found his mature ...
Inger Marie Dreyer, Josefine Bernhardine Nilsson, Jens Christian Torp, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Sr.
Star Sign
Aquarius
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My apprenticeship [at Nordisk Film studio in Copenhagen, Denmark] lasted five years, and I don't think many have had a better schooling. After all, it's from the daily grind of making films that you learn the craft.
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[from Pauline Kael] Carl Dreyer's art begins to unfold just at the point where most directors give up.
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 265-273. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hans rigtige kone
1917
Den mystiske selskabsdame
1917
Pavilionens hemmelighed
1916
Guldets gift
1916
En forbryders liv og levned
1916
Rovedderkoppen
1916
Den skønne Evelyn
1916
Den hvide djævel
1916
Penge
1915
Juvelerernes Skræk
1915
Down with Weapons
1914
Hans og Grethe
1913
writer
Elskovs opfindsomhed
1913
Short
Chatollets hemmelighed
1913
writer
The War Correspondents
1913
writer
Balloneksplosionen
1913
writer
Bryggerens datter
1912
Dødsridtet
1912
Medea
1988
TV Movie original screenplay
Gertrud
1964
as Carl Th. Dreyer
Noget om Norden
1956
Short
Ordet
1955
uncredited
Rønnes og Nexøs genopbygning
1954
Documentary
Et slot i et slot: Krogen og Kronborg
1954
Documentary short
Shakespeare og Kronborg
1950
Short
Storstrømsbroen
1950
Documentary short
Thorvaldsen
1949
Documentary short writer
They Caught the Ferry
1948
Short writer
Kampen mod kræften
1947
Documentary short
Landsbykirken
1947
Documentary short
The Seventh Age
1947
Short documentary
Vandet på landet
1946
Short documentary
Två människor
1945
Day of Wrath
1943
uncredited
Mødrehjælpen
1942
Short documentary
Vampyr
1932
screenplay - as Carl Th. Dreyer
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928
writer
Glomdalsbruden
1926
Master of the House
1925
Michael
1924
adaptation and screenplay - as Carl-Th. Dreyer
Der var engang
1922
Die Gezeichneten
1922
Leaves From Satan's Book
1920
uncredited
The Parson's Widow
1920
screen adaptation - as Carl Th. Dreyer
Grevindens ære
1919
writer
Gillekop
1919
writer
Præsidenten
1919
writer
Glædens Dag
1918
writer
Lydia
1918
writer
Hotel Paradiso
1917
Herregaards-Mysteriet
1917
Fange no. 113
1917
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gertrud
1964
Ordet
1955
Et slot i et slot: Krogen og Kronborg
1954
Documentary short
Storstrømsbroen
1950
Documentary short
Thorvaldsen
1949
Documentary short
They Caught the Ferry
1948
Short
Kampen mod kræften
1947
Documentary short
Landsbykirken
1947
Documentary short
Vandet på landet
1946
Short documentary
Två människor
1945
Day of Wrath
1943
Mødrehjælpen
1942
Short documentary
Vampyr
1932
as Carl Th. Dreyer
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928
as Carl Th. Dreyer
Glomdalsbruden
1926
Master of the House
1925
Michael
1924
as Carl-Th. Dreyer
Der var engang
1922
Die Gezeichneten
1922
Leaves From Satan's Book
1920
as Carl Th. Dreyer
The Parson's Widow
1920
as Carl Th. Dreyer
Præsidenten
1919
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Radioens barndom
1949
Documentary short uncredited
Två människor
1945
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928
uncredited
Glomdalsbruden
1926
Master of the House
1925
Der var engang
1922
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Glomdalsbruden
1926
Master of the House
1925
Leaves From Satan's Book
1920
uncredited
Præsidenten
1919
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ordet
1955
producer - uncredited
Landsbykirken
1947
Documentary short producer
Day of Wrath
1943
producer - uncredited
Vampyr
1932
producer - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Balloneksplosionen
1913
Balloon Skipper
Dødsridtet
1912
Balloon Skipper
Set Decorator
Title
Year
Status
Character
Master of the House
1925
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928
title designer - uncredited
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Abed
2012
Short special thanks
Snow White
2012
the director wishes to thank - as Carl T. Dreyer
Doowylloh
2004
Short special thanks
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
1969
Documentary short in memoriam - as Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walden
1969
Documentary
Himself
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966
Documentary short
Himself
Cinéastes de notre temps
1965
TV Series documentary
Himself
Hjemme hos
1965
TV Series documentary
Himself
Dr. Cook at Copenhagen
1909
Documentary short
Himself: Journalist
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Llamas de Nitrato
2014
Documentary
Himself
Moxina
2012
Short
Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Store danskere
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself - Film Director
From Dreyer to von Trier: An Interview with Cinematographer Henning Bendtsen
2005
Video documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Digtere, divaer og dogmebrødre
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Métier
1995
Documentary
Himself
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
1995
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1965
Bodil
Bodil Awards
Best Film (Bedste danske film)
Gertrud (1964)
1965
FIPRESCI Prize
Venice Film Festival
Gertrud (1964)
1955
Bodil
Bodil Awards
Best Film (Bedste danske film)
Ordet (1955)
1955
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
Ordet (1955)
1948
International Award - Short Film
Venice Film Festival
Landsbykirken (1947)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1959
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
$7 Million
