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Carl Theodor Dreyer

Directing

Born February 3, 1889 · Copenhagen, Denmark

Died March 20, 1968

Also known as Carl Theodor Dreyer · Carl T. Dreyer · Carl Th. Dreyer

Biography

Carl Theodor Dreyer, commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers in history, his movies are noted for emotional austerity and slow, stately pacing, frequent themes of social intolerance, the inseparability of fate and death, and the power of evil in earthly life.

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Awards & recognition

  • Golden Lion · 1955

Filmography8 titles