Praesten i Vejlby (1922 film)
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| Praesten i Vejlby | |
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 1922 Movie Poster by Palle Wennerwald |
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| Directed by | August Blom |
| Written by | Valdemar Andersen Steen Steensen Blicker |
| Starring | Gunnar Tolnæs
Søren Quist |
| Cinematography | Louis Larsen |
| Release date(s) | 1922 |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Language | Silent Film
Danish Intertitles |
| IMDb profile | |
Praesten i Vejlby (English Title: The Vicar of Vejlby, and released in England as The Hand of Fate) is a 1922 crime mystery filmed by Danish film director August Blom. The silent film is based upon a novella by Steen Steensen Blicher about a true murder case from 1626. The story was adapted later by George Schnéevoigt (see Praesten i Vejlby (1931 film), and again by Claus Ørsted (see Praesten i Vejlby (1972 film)). Blom's version remains the most faithful to the original literature. In addition, Blom filmed on location in the village of Vejlby, using the Vejlby Church.
[edit] Plot
Søren Qvist, a village minister with a short-temper, is accused of murdering his unlikeable servant when the man disappears after an argument. Erik Sørensen, the local judge, reluctantly investigates but he is conflicted because he is happily betrothed to the minister's daughter, Mette. The judge becomes distraught as more and more witnesses offer evidence against the minister. The minister, although he doesn't remember any murder, believes the evidence is undeniable and decides to confess -- condemning himself to death. The judge is forced to pass sentence -- the pastor is beheaded -- and Judge Sørensen's relationship with the woman he loves is destroyed. Twenty years later, the murder victim returns to the village. He reveals his alleged murder was a cruel hoax constructed by his brother as revenge for his rejection as a suitor for Mette.
[edit] Cast
- Gunnar Tolnæs..........Erik Sørensen, Judge
- Viggo Wiehe........... Søren Quist, Minister of Vejlby
- Ingeborg Spangsfeldt...Mette, Minister's Daughter
- Peter Nielsen..........Morten Bruus
- H. C. Sørensen.........Niels Bruus
- Clara Schønfeld....... Aunt Gertrud
- Hans Dynesen.......... Minister of Aalsø
[edit] External Links
- Danish Film Institute (In Danish)
- IMDb
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