Day of Wrath

• Thorkild Roose: Pastor Absalon Pedersson
• Lisbeth Movin: Anne Pedersdotter, Absalon's second wife
• Preben Lerdorff Rye: Martin, Absalon's son from his first marriage
• Sigrid Neiiendam: Merete, Absalon's mother
• Anna Svierkier: Herlofs Marte
• Preben Neergaard: Degn
• Olaf Ussing: Laurentius
• Albert Høeberg: Bishop

Day of vengeance is a Danish film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer from the year 1943. The film is also known under the alternative title of " Dies irae " known.

Action

In a Danish place the old woman is accused of witchcraft Herlofs Marte in 1623. She flees to the house of the pastor Absalon, where his young wife Anne hid in the attic. There she is found by their captors. Your process including the embarrassing interviews through torture is headed by Absalon, who wants to save her soul with her confession and bring them to the stake.

Between Martin who's just returned son Absalon and Anne a secret love relationship develops. Absalon's mother Anne Merete hates, she knows of the emotional relationship between the two and warns her grandson, but he can not let go of Anne. Anne imagines how beautiful could be a life together when Absalon was dead. Absalon returns shortly after the visit to a dying back and Anne revealed to him the relationship with Martin. Absalon, who had married her without her will as a child, dies of a heart attack.

On the coffin accused Anne Merete, killed by witchcraft Absalon to have. After Martin turns away from her and over to Merete page, Anne confesses " her act ".