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Leaves from Satan's Book is a danois film of genre Drama directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer released in USA on 24 january 1920 with Halvard Hoff
Leaves from Satan's Book (1920)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 january 1920
Length 2h47
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
OriginDanemark
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Rating65%
Leaves from Satan's Book, also known as Leaves Out of the Book of Satan (Danish: Blade af Satans bog), is a 1921 Danish drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Helge Nissen.
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Satan has been cast out from hell and banished to Earth under decree of heaven. He can return, only through a series of temptations. However, for every soul who gives in to his tempting, one hundred years are added to his sentence. For every soul who resists, one thousand years are removed from his sentence. The film follows Satan throughout much of recorded history.Actors
Halvard Hoff
(Jesus (first sequence))
Johannes Meyer
(Don Fernandez (second sequence))
Viggo Wiehe
(Count de Chambord (third sequence))
Elith Pio
(Joseph (third sequence))
Clara Pontoppidan
(Siri (fourth sequence))
Carlo Wieth
(Paavo (fourth sequence))
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