

Leaves from Satan's Book
Drama
History
Fantasy
Horror
Overview
The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1920-11-15
Runtime:
2h 37m
Director:
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer:
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Edgar Høyer
Top Cast

Helge Nissen
Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan

Halvard Hoff
Jesus (first sequence)

Jacob Texiere
Judas (first sequence) (as Jacob Texière)

Hallander Helleman
Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)

Ebon Strandin
Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)

Johannes Meyer
Don Fernandez (second sequence)

Nalle Halden
The Majordomo (second sequence)

Tenna Kraft
Marie Antoinette (third sequence)

Viggo Wiehe
Count de Chambord (third sequence)

Emma Wiehe
The Countess of Chambord (third sequence)

Jeanne Tramcourt
Lady Genevive de Chambord (third sequence)

Hugo Bruun
Count Manuel (third sequence)
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