Once Upon a Time (1922)
A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. The prince of Denmark comes seeking her hand and, aided by magic objects given to him by a mysterious spirit, seeks to win her love.
- Released
- 1922-10-03
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 20 votes
Cast
- Peter Jerndorff as The King of Illyria
- Clara Pontoppidan as The Princess of Illyria
- Svend Methling as The Prince of Denmark
- Hakon Ahnfelt-Rønne as Kaspar Smokehat
- Torben Meyer as Master of ceremonies
- Karen Poulsen as Bolette the scullery maid
- Valdemar Schiøler Linck as The parrot chamberlain
- Viggo Wiehe as The Swiss
- Mohamed Archer as First suitor
- Henry Larsen as Second suitor
- Lili Lani as First lady of the court
- Zun Zimmermann as Second lady of the court