Day of Wrath

IMDb link: 0036506
IMDb rating: 8 (12,020 votes)
Genres: Drama, History
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cast: Lisbeth Movin, Thorkild Roose, Sigrid Neiiendam, Kirsten Andreasen, Sigurd Berg, Harald Holst, Albert Hoeberg and others

Release date: 24 Apr 1948
Release year: 1943
Runtime: 97 minutes
Country: Denmark
Keywords: witch burning, body in a coffin, witch hunt, torture chamber, torment, female nudity, burned alive, burned at the stake, year 1623, accused of being a witch

Plot:

In a 17th century Danish village, an old woman is accused of witchcraft. In the shadow of her flight, capture, confession, and burning at the stake, the young wife of the town's aging pastor falls in love with his son. Her confession of this illicit affair to her husband brings on her husband's death. At the funeral, the pastor's mother denounces the young widow as a witch. Will the widow's lover come to her defense, or has the day of wrath returned?

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