Once Upon a Time (1922)
Der var engang
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.
- Date of release
- 1922-10-03
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Director
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
Casting
- Peter Jerndorff — The King of Illyria
- Clara Pontoppidan — The Princess of Illyria
- Svend Methling — The Prince of Denmark
- Hakon Ahnfelt-Rønne — Kaspar Smokehat
- Torben Meyer — Master of ceremonies
- Karen Poulsen — Bolette the scullery maid
- Valdemar Schiøler Linck — The parrot chamberlain
- Viggo Wiehe — The Swiss
- Mohamed Archer — First suitor
- Henry Larsen — Second suitor
- Lili Lani — First lady of the court
- Zun Zimmermann — Second lady of the court
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