A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus Film

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.

Cast

Mogens Elvius

as Voice-over (voice)

Sven Fugl

as Reciter of film script passages (voice)

Poul Thomsen

as Reciter of diary excerpts (voice)

Carl Theodor Dreyer

as Self (archive footage)

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