Project Author: David Mills
June 23, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Palladium
Ordet
A Legend for Today
Genre:
Drama
Runtime:
125
Released:
1955
Rating:
7.947
Budget:
Box Office:
WRITERS
Kaj Munk, Carl Theodor Dreyer
FILM OVERVIEW
Ordet
The three sons of devout Danish farmer Morten have widely disparate religious beliefs. Youngest son Anders shares his father’s religion, but eldest son Mikkel has lost his faith, while middle child Johannes has become delusional and proclaims that he is Jesus Christ himself. When Mikkel’s wife, Inger goes into a difficult childbirth, everyone’s beliefs are put to the test.
DIRECTOR
Carl Theodor Dreyer
GALLERY
PRODUCTION TEAM
Carl Theodor Dreyer (Director)
Kaj Munk (Story)
Carl Theodor Dreyer (Screenplay)
Carl Theodor Dreyer (Producer)
Erik Nielsen (Producer)
Tage Nielsen (Producer)
Edith Schlüssel (Editor)
Erik Aaes (Production Design)
N. Sandt Jensen (Costume Design)
Roma Jensen (Makeup Artist)
CAST MEMBERS
Henrik Malberg
Birgitte Federspiel
Emil Hass Christensen
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Cay Kristiansen
Ejner Federspiel
Gerda Nielsen
Sylvia Eckhausen
Ann Elisabeth Groth
Susanne Rud
MORE PRODUCTION
Knud Kristensen (Sound Designer), Henning Bendtsen (Director of Photography), Jesper Gottschalch (Assistant Director), Karen Petersen (Assistant Director), Kaj Gram Larsen (Sound Design Assistant), Henning Møller (Sound Design Assistant), Helge Bille (Electrician), Bruno Fuglsang (Electrician), Lauritz Fuglsang (Electrician), Viggo Staal (Electrician), Ove Hansen (Gaffer), John Carlsen (First Assistant Camera), Erik Wittrup Willumsen (First Assistant Camera), Emil Reesen (Conductor), Sylvia Schierbeck (Vocal Coach), Sven Poulsen (Script Supervisor), Poul Schierbeck (Original Music Composer)
MORE CAST
Ove Rud, Henry Skjær, Edith Trane, Hanne Agesen, Kirsten Andreasen
