Leaves from Satan's Book (1920 film) - Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer - Full Movie

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In 4 episodic tales of human suffering: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918, Satan attempts to win God's favor.

Leaves from Satan's Book, also known as Leaves Out of the Book of Satan (Danish: Blade af Satans bog), is a 1920 Danish fantasy film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Helge Nissen as Satan. This was only the third film directed by Dreyer, who later went on to create such classics as Vampyr (1932) and The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). The film is structured much like D.W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916) with its episodic nature while evoking F. W. Murnau's Satan (1920).

Directed by: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Written by: Marie Corelli, Edgar Høyer, Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring: Helge Nissen, Halvard Hoff, Jacob Texiere
Cinematography: George Schnéevoigt
Release date: 17 November 1920 (Norway), 24 January 1921 (Denmark)
Running time: 157 minutes
Country: Denmark
Language: Silent

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