Leaves from Satan's Book

Leaves from Satan's Book
Directed by	Carl Theodor Dreyer
Written by	Marie Corelli Edgar Høyer Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring	Helge Nissen
Cinematography	George Schnéevoigt
Release date	24 January 1921 (1921-01-24)
Running time	167 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Silent

Leaves from Satan's Book (Template:Lang-da) is a 1921 Danish drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Helge Nissen.

Plot

Satan has been cast out from hell and banished to Earth under decree of heaven. He can return, only through a series of temptations. However, for every soul who gives in to his tempting, one hundred years are added to his sentence. For every soul who resists, one thousand years are removed from his sentence. The film follows Satan throughout much of recorded history.

Quoting the film directly, God said to Satan, "But know thee that for each man yielding to thy temptation the doom upon thee shalt be prolonged by one hundred years, but for each one resisting thee, thou shalt be relieved of 1000 years of thy judgment. Get thee away and continue thy evil doings."

Cast

• Helge Nissen - Satan / The Grand Inquisitor / Erneste / Ivan
• Halvard Hoff - Jesus (first sequence)
• Jacob Texiere - Judas (first sequence) (as Jacob Texière)
• Hallander Helleman - Don Gomez de Castro (second sequence)
• Ebon Strandin - Isabel, Castro's daughter (second sequence)
• Johannes Meyer - Don Fernandez (second sequence)
• Nalle Halden - The Majordomo (second sequence) (as Nalle Haldén)
• Tenna Kraft - Marie Antoinette (third sequence) (as Tenna Frederiksen Kraft)
• Viggo Wiehe - Count de Chambord (third sequence)
• Emma Wiehe - The Countess of Chambord (third sequence)
• Jeanne Tramcourt - Lady Genevive de Chambord (third sequence)
• Hugo Bruun - Count Manuel (third sequence)
• Elith Pio - Joseph (third sequence)
• Emil Helsengreen - The People's Commissar (third sequence)
• Viggo Lindstrøm - Old Pitou (third sequence)
• Clara Pontoppidan - Siri (fourth sequence)
• Carlo Wieth - Paavo (fourth sequence)

External links

• Leaves from Satan's Book at IMDb
• Leaves from Satan's Book Complete film (YouTube). Danish with English captions.