Carl Theodor Dreyer 4 pictures

Writer, Director, Editor
The illegitimate son of a Swedish farmer and his housekeeper, Dreyer spent his early years in Danish foster homes before being adopted by a strict Lutheran family. He became a journalist in 1910, and entered films as a title writer, then scriptwriter and eventually director. His first film showed little promise or talent, but he found his mature ...

Born: February 3, 1889
Star sign: Aquarius
Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Known for: The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Vampyr (1932), Gertrud (1964), Ordet (1955)
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