The Parson's Widow (1920)
Prästänkan
A newly elected village parson is required to marry his predecessor's widow. However, he's already married, and the woman is old enough to be his grandmother.
- Date of release
- 1920-10-04
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (49)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, History
- Director
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
Casting
- Hildur Carlberg — Dame Margarete
- Einar Röd — Sofren Ivarson
- Greta Almroth — Mari - His Sweetheart
- Olav Aukrust — First Candidate
- Emil Helsengreen — The Gardener
- Mathilde Nielsen — Gunvor
- Lorentz Thyholt — The Beadle
- Kurt Welin — Second Candidate
- William Ivarson — Neighboring Priest
- Ivar Blekarstad — Farmer
- Peter Kraabøl — Farmer
Interesting facts
The Parson's Widow, a.k.a. The Witch Woman, is a 1920 Swedish comedy drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. The silent film is based on a story Prestekonen by Kristofer Janson.
Trivia
Both exterior and interior shots were filmed at the Garmo Stave Church and the Maihaugen museum.
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