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1919-02-011h 11m

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By his father’s deathbed, the young Karl Victor von Sendlingen swears that he will never make the same mistake his father made in his youth: to marry a girl beneath his own station. The promise proves to have fatal consequences when Karl Victor falls in love with a young governess, whom he impregnates but refuses to marry as this would break his oath to his father. Many years later, he is a highly respected president of the court about to deal out judgment to a young woman who has killed her new-born child. The young woman turns out to be his own illegitimate daughter, and Karl Victor is suddenly faced with the choice of doing his professional duty or making amends for his past misdeeds. (Stumfilm.dk)

Directors
Carl Theodor Dreyer

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  1. Halvard Hoff

    Halvard Hoff

    Karl Victor von Sendlingen, court president

  2. Elith Pio

    Elith Pio

    Franz Victor von Sendlingen, Karl's father

  3. Carl Walther Meyer

    Carl Walther Meyer

    von Sendlingen's grandfather

  4. Jacoba Jessen

    Jacoba Jessen

    Maika

  5. Hallander Helleman

    Hallander Helleman

    Franz, in service with the president

  6. Fanny Petersen

    Fanny Petersen

    Brigitta, maid to the president

  7. Olga Raphael-Linden

    Olga Raphael-Linden

    Victorine Lippert, Karl's daughter

  8. Betty Kirkeby

    Betty Kirkeby

    Hermine Lippert, Victorine's mother

  9. Axel Madsen

    Axel Madsen

    Werner, vice president

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Status
Released
Original Language
Danish
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Keywords
courtroomillegitimate childinfanticide