Once Upon a Time

Carl Theodor Dreyer
1922-10-03


5.528
75 min

A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. The prince of Denmark comes seeking her hand and, aided by magic objects given to him by a mysterious spirit, seeks to win her love.

Cast

Name Character Team
Peter Jerndorff The King of Illyria Unowned
Clara Pontoppidan The Princess of Illyria Unowned
Svend Methling The Prince of Denmark Unowned
Hakon Ahnfelt-Rønne Kaspar Smokehat Unowned
Torben Meyer Master of ceremonies Unowned
Karen Poulsen Bolette the scullery maid Unowned
Valdemar Schiøler Linck The parrot chamberlain Unowned
Viggo Wiehe The Swiss Unowned
Mohamed Archer First suitor Unowned
Henry Larsen Second suitor Unowned
Lili Lani First lady of the court Unowned
Zun Zimmermann Second lady of the court Unowned
Bodil Faber Third lady of the court Unowned
Emilie Walbom The kitchen mistress Unowned
Lars Madsen The peddler Unowned
Wilhelmine Henriksen "Doctor Dorthe" Unowned
Frederik Leth Coal maker Unowned
Musse Scheel Chief mistress Unowned
Gerda Madsen Unowned