Directed by:
Carl Theodor DreyerCinematography:
Henning BendtsenComposer:
Poul SchierbeckCast:
Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Birgitte Federspiel, Ejner Federspiel, Ove Rud, Edith Thrane, Cay Kristiansen (more)VOD (1)
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A farmer’s family is torn apart by faith, sanctity, and love - one child believes he’s Jesus Christ, a second proclaims himself agnostic, and the third falls in love with a fundamentalist’s daughter. Putting the lie to the term “organized religion”, Ordet (The Word) is a challenge to simple facts and dogmatic orthodoxy. Layering multiple stories of faith and rebellion, Dreyer’s adaptation of Kaj Munk’s play quietly builds towards a shattering, miraculous climax. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Henrik Malberg
Denmark
Best movies:
The Word (1955)
![Emil Hass Christensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/993/165993992_e57db9.jpg)
Emil Hass Christensen
Denmark
Best movies:
Wir Wunderkinder (1958)
The Word (1955)
![Preben Lerdorff Rye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/884/165884995_a3b8b0.jpg)
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Denmark
Best movies:
The Word (1955)
Day of Wrath (1943)
Babette's Feast (1987)
Birgitte Federspiel
Denmark
Best movies:
The Word (1955)
Hunger (1966)
Babette's Feast (1987)
![Ejner Federspiel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/321/165321727_799d95.jpg)
Ejner Federspiel
Denmark
Best movies:
The Word (1955)
Olsen-banden (1968)
Ove Rud
Denmark
Best movies:
The Word (1955)
Flickering Lights (2000)
Edith Thrane
Best movies:
The Word (1955)
Cay Kristiansen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Word (1955)
Babette's Feast (1987)
Just Like Home (2007)
Kirsten Andreasen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Word (1955)
Day of Wrath (1943)
Ditte, Child of Man (1946)