Carl Th. Dreyer
Genres
Overview
A documentary about the famous Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer, made a few years before he died. In this film Dreyer tells about the style in his feature films and about the important things in film making: the script and the casting. He tells about his theories about setting and acting.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
29 min
Release Date
1966-11-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Danish
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
6.667
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Self
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Self
Henri Langlois
Self
François Truffaut
Self
Jean-Luc Godard
Self (uncredited)
Anna Karina
Self (uncredited)
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