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Carl Theodor Dreyer

Danish film director (1889–1968)

9.78body-of-work score · ranked #91 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
February 3, 1889 · Copenhagen
Died
March 20, 1968 · Copenhagen
Nationality
Kingdom of Denmark
Work
film director, screenwriter, film editor, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Carl Theodor Dreyer
Erling Mandelmann · CC BY-SA 3.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    OrdetMust-See #55

    1955 · Denmark · drama

    Venice Golden Lion winner 1955 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1955 #2 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #30

    4.0611 citations
  2. 2
    The Passion of Joan of ArcLa Passion de Jeanne d'ArcMust-See #220

    1928 · France · drama, silent

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #21 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #30 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1929 #7

    2.629 citations
  3. 3
    Gertrud

    1964 · Denmark · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1964 #2 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #136 · Sarris's annual top 10 1966 #2

    1.645 citations
  4. 4
    VampyrVampyr – Der Traum des Allan Grey

    1932 · France / Germany · horror

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #146 · Criterion Collection spine #437 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.693 citations
  5. 5
    Thou Shalt Honour Thy WifeDu skal ære din hustru

    1925 · Denmark · silent, drama, comedy

    Criterion Collection spine #706 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.272 citations
  6. 6
    Day of WrathVredens dag

    1943 · Denmark · drama

    Criterion Collection spine #125 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.272 citations
  7. 7
    The Parson's WidowPrästänkan

    1920 · Sweden · silent, comedy, drama

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation
  8. 8
    Michael

    1924 · Germany · silent, drama

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 24 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.