Watch NowThe Parson's Widow (1920)
04/10/1920
Comedy, Drama
1h 34m
- 72% (45 votes)
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Overview
A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. This poses two problems--first, the widow is old enough to be his grandmother, and second, he is already engaged to another woman.
- Carl Theodor DreyerDirector, Screenplay
Original Title
Prästänkan
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Keywords
- jealousy
- cemetery
- wedding
- love potion
- drunkenness
- parson
- magic spell
- silent cinema
Top Billed Cast
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