Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer (3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema. His best known films include The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Vampyr (1932), Day of Wrath (1943), Ordet (1955), and Gertrud (1964). Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark. His birth mother was an unmarried Scanian maid named Josefine Bernhardine Nilsson, and he was put up for adoption by his birth father, Jens Christian Torp, a married Danish farmer living in Sweden who was his mother's employer. He spent the first two years of his life in orphanages until his adoption by a typographer named Carl Theodor Dreyer, and his wife, Inger Marie (née Olsen). He was named after his adoptive father, but in accordance with Danish practice, there is no "Senior" or "Junior" added to their names to distinguish them from each other. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
DirectingBirthday
February 3, 1889Deathday
March 20, 1968Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
47Place of birth
Copenhagen, DenmarkAlso known as
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Carl T. Dreyer, Carl Th. Dreyer, Carl-Th. Dreyer, Carl Dreyer, 칼 테오도르 드레이어, 卡尔·西奥多·德莱叶![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cPH6zLHp3otZkluppZcErWmxCXT.jpg)
Cast credits
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Carl Th. Dreyer
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oCErKEmy0PudTIvWecOfPlyjyH6.jpg)
Nitrate Flames
Himself (archive footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A1x3kiTkCj6El1hA2nLsYm4v3l0.jpg)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bFcroczwfGbpEJ5YTjS4kA0sS1B.jpg)
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
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Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3iyvGft8nwGJFX62H5RawllN6Gp.jpg)
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ckvtZVrvMHeCfLMdJXR1KHlH8Jv.jpg)
Dreyer's Gertrud
Self (archive footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xKv8C7MW40s0vEnb6A9kLUIOZUp.jpg)
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
Self (archive footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/l5bRvRqLnS2bGZ4yoHZF9JMqHhQ.jpg)
Carl Dreyer
HimselfCrew credits
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The Passion of Joan of Arc
Editor, Director, Screenplay, Title Graphics![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yt3JS5JSoZseSohYkhs6FLU9B0O.jpg)
Vampyr
Director, Producer, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bF8Z8Cntr7GRDI5qYGsaOwy7c8Q.jpg)
Gertrud
Writer, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AwxMNSYIed9rP5qKFYjo9JFRejH.jpg)
Leaves from Satan's Book
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fgbA3k2SS8WH7Og1WMclvSQFRkq.jpg)
Love One Another
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xOntAvES3qCiFcX4vAq7U7Ic1kb.jpg)
The Parson's Widow
Director, Adaptation, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jEOqbGLFo8fxHHgYoZVTMVYMoQG.jpg)
Day of Wrath
Screenplay, Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/r8QmSlw8G463VTO4Vfup6uVd48g.jpg)
They Caught the Ferry
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e3oh96Zrqdaku8DoD10pXZHLZoU.jpg)
Ordet
Director, Screenplay, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wIlZoTcQPUOxxSAMYLGY0zOHj10.jpg)
Michael
Adaptation, Director, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iRxogRnql0tmHRhuH8XsV1pOSFr.jpg)
Master of the House
Writer, Director, Editor, Set Decoration, Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qUvRN8PlXDKCuh3QLBo7GDwpW0e.jpg)
Two People
Director, Writer, Editor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tdG7PaoTZiq4w0jRLjiGnArNLW.jpg)
Once Upon a Time
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iVBYxlA23KKGUWvz4Mt6cMmCqb0.jpg)
The Bride of Glomdal
Writer, Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ztYXn9HDpLeVxTQzsOefx6zIXyS.jpg)
The President
Director, Art Direction, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aXpvgFTA0Ojl2bRNwMIvEpVxJqt.jpg)
Thorvaldsen
Director, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1B0D6vT4fxzCCtKevZP4bIgxSLy.jpg)
The Fight Against Cancer
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fLVNMmw8oKCgxeKwdWORTu2qvy7.jpg)
A Castle Within a Castle
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4lXhp2ulJIKf5xSAsHwua8p6Rad.jpg)
Water from the Land
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pvKaBaaDSmT0XsXtFdjXDPys4qh.jpg)
The Village Church
Director, Screenplay, Producer