Film
Præsten i Vejlby
1972Directed by Claus Ørsted
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
About Præsten i Vejlby
- Drama
Synopsis
In the early 17th century, the tyrannical parish priest in Vejlby, Søren Jensen Quist, tries to force his daughter Maren into a lucrative marriage with the wealthy farmer Mikkel Ibsen. However, Maren prefers the bailiff. When Mikkel feels that both the bailiff and the priest are encroaching on his power, he arranges for the priest to be convicted and executed for the murder of Mikkel's brother, Nils Ibsen.
- Director
- Claus Ørsted
- Writers
- Steen Steensen Blicher
- Claus Ørsted
- Leif Petersen
