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Præsidenten (The President) is a 1919 Danish silent film by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is the first feature film directed by Dreyer and it is an adaptation of the 1884 novel Der Präsident by Karl Emil Franzos.
Original Release
02/01/1919
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Christensen | Berger, defense layer / Georg Berger, defense attorney |
| Christian Engelstoft | Journalist |
| Hallander Helleman | Franz / Franz, in service with the president |
| Halvard Hoff | Victor von Sendlingen / Karl Victor von Sendlingen, court president |
| Jon Iversen | Weiden, Victorine's fiancé / Weiden, later husband of Victorine |
| Jacoba Jessen | Maika |
| Betty Kirkeby | Hermine Lippert / Hermine Lippert, Victorine's mother |
| Carl Lauritzen | Priest / The last priest |
| Axel Madsen | Werner / Werner, vice president |
| Carl Walther Meyer | (as Carl Meyer) / von Sendlingen's grandfather |
Directors
Writers
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Karl Emil Franzos
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Christensen | Berger, defense layer / Georg Berger, defense attorney |
| Christian Engelstoft | Journalist |
| Hallander Helleman | Franz / Franz, in service with the president |
| Halvard Hoff | Victor von Sendlingen / Karl Victor von Sendlingen, court president |
| Jon Iversen | Weiden, Victorine's fiancé / Weiden, later husband of Victorine |
| Jacoba Jessen | Maika |
| Betty Kirkeby | Hermine Lippert / Hermine Lippert, Victorine's mother |
| Carl Lauritzen | Priest / The last priest |
| Axel Madsen | Werner / Werner, vice president |
| Carl Walther Meyer | (as Carl Meyer) / von Sendlingen's grandfather |
| Peter Nielsen | Offentlig anklager / Public prosecutor |
| Fanny Petersen | Birgitta / Brigitta, maid to the president |
| Elith Pio | Franz Victors Vater / Franz Victor von Sendlingen, Karl's father |
| Olga Raphael-Linden | Victorine Lippert / Victorine Lippert, Karl's daughter |
