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The Parson's Widow(Movie, 1920)

Original title: "Prästänkan" (Swedish/SV)
1h 11min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
The Parson's WidowRating: 3.7/5 (with 1717 votes)
The Parson's Widow (Swedish: Prästänkan), aka The Witch Woman, is a 1920 Swedish comedy drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. The silent film is based on a story Prestekonen by Kristofer Janson. ()
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About The Parson's Widow

A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. This poses two problems--first, the widow is old enough to be his grandmother, and second, he is already engaged to another woman.

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Additional Information

Production country: Sweden
Plays in: Norway
Original language: Swedish (SV)
Spoken languages: No Language (XX)
Translated into 7 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Polish (PL), Romanian (RO), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 10/04/1920
Cast: Hildur Carlberg, Einar Rød, Greta Almroth
Screenwriter: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Director of Photography: George Schnéevoigt
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The Priest Widow"
"The Fourth Marriage of Dame Margaret"
"Youth to Youth"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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