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The Hand of Fate(Movie, 1922)

Original title: "Præsten i Vejlby" (Danish/DA)
1h 21min | Genres: Drama, Crime
The Hand of FateRating: 4.0/5 (with 11 vote)
The Vicar of Vejlby (Danish: Præsten i Vejlby) is a 1922 Danish crime mystery film directed by August Blom. It is also known as The Hand of Fate. The silent film is based on a novella of the same name by Steen Steensen Blicher about a true murder case from 1626. Blom filmed the exteriors on location in the area of Grenaa and the village of Vejlby. International audiences praised Blom's adaptation for its "high level artistry," but its faithfulness to the original tragedy was deemed "too excessively sad" for American audiences. The story was adapted again by George Schnéevoigt (see Praesten i Vejlby (1931 film)), and Claus Ørsted (see Praesten i Vejlby (1972 film)), but the Danish Film Institute considers Blom's version to be closest to the source material. ()
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About The Hand of Fate

The God-fearing vicar Niels Quist lives with his beloved daughter Mette in the small Jutland town of Vejlby. The newly elected county bailiff and local magistrate, Erik Sørensen, is the lucky fellow who wins Mette’s heart, but their happiness is short-lived: One day, the vicar’s farmhand mysteriously disappears, and all signs suggest that the vicar is the killer. But is Erik Sørensen willing and able to sentence his own true love's father to death?

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Additional Information

Production country: Denmark
Based on the work of: Steen Steensen Blicher ("The Rector of Vejlbye")
Made by: Nordisk Film
Original language: Danish (DA)
Spoken languages: No Language (XX)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/20/1922
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The Vicar of Vejlby"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Other movies with this title: The Hand of Fate (US, 1914), The Hand of Fate (GM, 2013)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:422603, Added: 01/30/2021, Last updated: 03/16/2024