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Caption: Carl Theodor Dreyer was one of the greatest genre filmmakers in Europe. His master pieces are The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and Vampyr (1932). And these films mostly inspired the Corman Award Winning film. A still in the extended version of this film.
About Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer, Director, Editor
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)
Source: IMDB
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 ...
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