Documentary · Denmark · 1970 · 42m

A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus Film

Et livsværk – Carl Th. Dreyers Jesusfilm

Director

Cast

Mogens Elvius as Voice-over (voice) Sven Fugl as Reciter of film script passages (voice) Poul Thomsen as Reciter of diary excerpts (voice) Carl Theodor Dreyer as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Lars Graff Nielsen — Producer

Synopsis

Documentary exploring the thirty-seven years of preparatory work that director Carl Th. Dreyer did for "Jesus of Nazareth" – a film that was never produced.

Mood & Themes

filmmaking cinema history

Key Collaborators

Lars Graff Nielsen Director Lars Graff Nielsen Producer

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