Leaves from Satan's Book (1920)
The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.
- Released
- 1920-11-15
- Genres
- Drama, History, Fantasy, Horror
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 46 votes
Cast
- Helge Nissen as Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan
- Halvard Hoff as Jesus (first sequence)
- Jacob Texiere as Judas (first sequence) (as Jacob Texière)
- Hallander Helleman as Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)
- Ebon Strandin as Isabel - Castro's Daughter (second sequence)
- Johannes Meyer as Don Fernandez (second sequence)
- Nalle Halden as The Majordomo (second sequence)
- Tenna Kraft as Marie Antoinette (third sequence)
- Viggo Wiehe as Count de Chambord (third sequence)
- Emma Wiehe as The Countess of Chambord (third sequence)
- Jeanne Tramcourt as Lady Genevive de Chambord (third sequence)
- Hugo Bruun as Count Manuel (third sequence)