A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus Film
1970•F•42m•Released
Documentary
Documentary exploring the thirty-seven years of preparatory work that director Carl Th. Dreyer did for "Jesus of Nazareth" – a film that was never produced.
Director
Lars Graff Nielsen
Languages
Danish
Studio
Det Danske Filmmuseum
Cast
Mogens Elvius
Voice-over (voice)
Sven Fugl
Reciter of film script passages (voice)
Poul Thomsen
Reciter of diary excerpts (voice)
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Det Danske Filmmuseum
Company
DR
Producer
Lars Graff Nielsen
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