The President (1919)
The President (1919)
By his father’s deathbed, the young Karl Victor von Sendlingen swears that he will never make the same mistake his father made in his youth: to marry a girl beneath his own station. The promise proves to have fatal consequences when Karl Victor falls in love with a young governess, whom he impregnates but refuses to marry as this would break his oath to his father. Many years later, he is a highly respected president of the court about to deal out judgment to a young woman who has killed her new-born child. The young woman turns out to be his own illegitimate daughter, and Karl Victor is suddenly faced with the choice of doing his professional duty or making amends for his past misdeeds. (Stumfilm.dk)

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Halvard Hoff Halvard Hoff As: Karl Victor von Sendlingen, court president
Elith Pio Elith Pio As: Franz Victor von Sendlingen, Karl's father
Carl Walther Meyer Carl Walther Meyer As: von Sendlingen's grandfather
Jacoba Jessen Jacoba Jessen As: Maika
Hallander Helleman Hallander Helleman As: Franz, in service with the president
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Storyline

By his father’s deathbed, the young Karl Victor von Sendlingen swears that he will never make the same mistake his father made in his youth: to marry a girl beneath his own station. The promise proves to have fatal consequences when Karl Victor falls in love with a young governess, whom he impregnates but refuses to marry as this would break his oath to his father. Many years later, he is a highly respected president of the court about to deal out judgment to a young woman who has killed her new-born child. The young woman turns out to be his own illegitimate daughter, and Karl Victor is suddenly faced with the choice of doing his professional duty or making amends for his past misdeeds. (Stumfilm.dk)


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Certification: A

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Genres: Drama

Language: No Language

Release Date: 01 February 1919

Country: DK

Runtime: 71m

Company Credits

Company: Nordisk Film Denmark

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Cast

Halvard Hoff

Halvard Hoff

Karl Victor von Sendlingen, court president

Elith Pio

Elith Pio

Franz Victor von Sendlingen, Karl's father

Carl Walther Meyer

Carl Walther Meyer

von Sendlingen's grandfather

Jacoba Jessen

Jacoba Jessen

Maika

Hallander Helleman

Hallander Helleman

Franz, in service with the president

Fanny Petersen

Fanny Petersen

Brigitta, maid to the president

Olga Raphael-Linden

Olga Raphael-Linden

Victorine Lippert, Karl's daughter

Betty Kirkeby

Betty Kirkeby

Hermine Lippert, Victorine's mother

Axel Madsen

Axel Madsen

Werner, vice president

Richard Christensen

Richard Christensen

Georg Berger, defense attorney

Peter Nielsen

Peter Nielsen

Public prosecutor

Christian Engelstoft

Christian Engelstoft

Journalist

Jon Iversen

Jon Iversen

Weiden, later husband of Victorine

Carl Lauritzen

Carl Lauritzen

The last priest

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Camera

Hans Vaagø

Hans Vaagø

Director of Photography

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Art Department

Jens G. Lind

Jens G. Lind

Production Design

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Art Direction

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