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Film

The word

Carl Th. Dreyer, Denmark, 1955

120 min.DK/Feature

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Original title Ordet
Danish title Ordet
International titles Das Wort, Le verbe
Director Carl Th. Dreyer
Screenplay Carl Th. Dreyer
Based on Efter skuespil af Kaj Munk (1932).
Director of Photography Henning Bendtsen
Editor Edith Schlüssel
Sound Knud Kristensen
Composer Poul Schierbeck
Production designer Erik Aaes
Appearance Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Cay Kristiansen
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Danske Filminstitut, Film-Centralen-Palladium
Technical info 3340 meter, 35 mm, Normal, Black/white, Sound
Danish theatrical release 10.01.1955
Cinemas Dagmar
Danish rating Allowed for children over the age of 11
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Palladium
Domestic distribution Danske Filminstitut, Film-Centralen-Palladium

Direction

Direction Carl Th. Dreyer
Assistant director Jesper Gottschalch
Assistant director Karen Petersen

Script

Script Carl Th. Dreyer

Production

Executive producer Tage Nielsen
Production manager Erik Nielsen

Cinematography

Director of Photography Henning Bendtsen
Camera assistant John Carlsen
Camera assistant Erik Wittrup Willumsen

Electrical dept.

Gaffer Ove Hansen

Editing

Editing Edith Schlüssel

Music

Composer Poul Schierbeck
Conductor Emil Reesen
Singing director Sylvia Schierbeck

Production design

Production designer Erik Aaes
Set technician Lauritz Fuglsang
Set technician Viggo Staal
Set technician Helge Bille
Set technician Bruno Fuglsang

Wardrobe

Wardrobe N. Sandt Jensen

Makeup

Makeup Roma Jensen

Sound

Sound engineer Knud Kristensen
Sound assistant Kai Gram Larsen
Sound assistant Henning Møller

Other credits

Consultant Lise Munk
Dialect coach Svend Poulsen

Appearance

Morten Borgen til Borgensgaard Henrik Malberg
Mikkel, Borgens ældste søn Emil Hass Christensen
Johannes, Borgens mellemste søn Preben Lerdorff Rye
Anders, Borgens yngste søn Cay Kristiansen
Inger, Mikkels kone Birgitte Federspiel
Peter Skrædder Ejner Federspiel
Kirstine, Peter Skrædders kone Sylvia Eckhausen
Anne, Peter Skrædders datter Gerda Nielsen
Sognepræst Ove Rud
Læge Henry Skjær
Karen, pige på Borgensgaard Hanne Aagesen
Mette Maren Edith Thrane
Maren, Mikkel og Ingers datter Ann Elisabeth Groth Hansen
Lilleinger, Mikkel og Ingers datter Susanne Rud

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