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Day of Wrath

Summary: The young wife of an aging priest falls in love with his son amidst the horror of a merciless witch hunt in 17th-century Denmark.

Release Date: April 24, 1948

Genres: Drama, History

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer

Writers: Carl Theodor Dreyer

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Palladium

Distributor: George J. Schaefer & Son, George J. Schaefer & Son, The Criterion Collection

Country: Denmark

Language: Danish

Domestic: $ 7,642

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1600s 17th century accusation accuser adultery apple apple blossom apple tree arrest attic barn based on novel beer bell betrayal bible birch blood blood stain boat bog book boys' choir burned alive burned at the stake burning flesh candle chaplain christian christianity church clergy coffin condemnation confession confessor countryside courage court cross crucifix crying cupboard curse death death of daughter in law death of father death of husband death of mother death of son death of wife death wish deathbed deception denmark desire doubt dread dream drink drinking dying eternity evil execution extramarital affair eyes faith family relationships father son relationship fear female nudity fire forced confession forest forgiveness funeral gallows grandmother grandson relationship grief happiness hard of hearing hatred hayloft heaven heir hell herb hiding holy communion horse husband wife relationship hymn hypocrisy hypocrite infidelity inquisition interrogation invocation joy key kiss kissing fingers ladder last rites liar lie longing love love triangle loveless marriage loyalty lust male female relationship mercy morality mortal sin mother daughter relationship mother in law daughter in law relationship mother son relationship mourning murder oath old woman older man younger woman relationship paranoia pastor penance person on fire pigsty prayer prison promise protestant quill reading rectory reference to god reference to jesus christ reference to satan reference to the ten commandments religion religious fanaticism religious persecution repression revenge reverend river rose of sharon rowboat rural setting sacrament salvation scandal screaming scribe search second wife secret separation sermon sewing sex sin singer singing smoldering flesh song song of songs songbook sorrow spring water staircase stepmother stepson relationship storm stream tears temptation testimony the devil tools of torture torment torture torture chamber torturer tragic event tree vigil village widower witch witch burning witch hunt witchcraft witness woods

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