Leaves from Satan's Book

Name: Leaves from Satan's Book
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Genre: Drama, History, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1920-11-15
Duration: 157 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Helge Nissen, Halvard Hoff, Jacob Texiere, Hallander Helleman, Ebon Strandin

DramaHistoryFantasyHorror

November 15, 19202h 37m6.1 / 10

Overview

The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast

Helge NissenSatan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan

Halvard HoffJesus (first sequence)

Jacob TexiereJudas (first sequence) (as Jacob Texière)

Hallander HellemanDon Gomez de Castro (second sequence)

Ebon StrandinIsabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)

Johannes MeyerDon Fernandez (second sequence)