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Carl Theodor Dreyer (Danish: [ˈkʰɑˀl ˈtsʰe̝ːotɒ ˈtʁɑjˀɐ]; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter.
Learn about the life and work of Carl Theodor Dreyer, a Danish film director, writer and editor known for his slow, intense and psychological films. Explore his biography, awards, credits, photos, trivia and more on IMDb.
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Carl Theodor Dreyer is the most important director in Danish cinema. In international film history, too, he ranks as one of the greatest artists of all time. Born out of wedlock, Dreyer was adopted from an orphanage at age two.
Carl Theodor Dreyer was a motion-picture director whose most famous films were explorations of religious experience, executed in the Danish “static” style. Dreyer was a pianist, a clerk, a journalist, and a theatre critic before entering the cinema in 1913 as a writer of subtitles.
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Learn about the life, work and legacy of the Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer, one of the most influential and innovative figures in cinema history. Explore his biography, films, themes, style, methods and more with articles, clips, photos and posters.
Carl Theodor Dreyer. Writer: Gertrud. The illegitimate son of a Danish farmer and his Swedish housekeeper, Carl Theodor Dreyer was born in Copenhagen on the 3th of February, 1889. He spent his early years in various foster homes before being adopted by the Dreyers at the age of two.
Jun 10, 2010 · Fans of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s films (which really should include any lover of cinema) have reason to celebrate. The long-gestating website devoted to the Danish director, Carl Th. Dreyer—The Man and His Work, launched at the end of May and is now live for your perusal.
