Prästänkan
Also known as Youth to Youth and The Parson’s Widow in the United Kingdom; and as The Parson’s Widow in the USA : [The Witch Woman], [The Minister’s Wife], [The Fourth Marriage of Dame Margaret]
(1920) Sweden
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cast: Greta Almoth [Mari], Einar Röd [Söfren], Hildur Carlberg [Margarete Pedersdotter], Olva Aukrust [first candidate], Emil Helsengreen [the gardener], Mathilde Nielsen [Gunvor], Lorentz Thyholt [the beadle], Kurt Welin [second candidate]
Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri production; distributed by [?] Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri?/ Scenario by Carl Theodor Dreyer, from the short story “Prestekonen” by Kristofer Janson. Cinematography by George Schnéevoigt. / Released 4 October 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in Norway.
Comedy-Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Listing updated: 6 May 2018.
References: Bardèche-History p. 186, O’Leary-Silent p. ?, Pratt-Spellbound p. ? : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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