Leaves from Satan's Book

1920 · 157 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,409 VOTES · DIR. Carl Theodor Dreyer

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Overview

The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.

Dialogue Timeline — 474 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 LEAVES OUT OF THE BOOK OF SATAN
00:02:57 Satanas - Helge Nissen.
00:10:54 but the scribes claimed with one voice -
00:15:18 You suffer, and it is his fault. he promised you a Messias ingdom.
00:22:19 - men of the Jewish temple guard went out at the bidding of caiphas -
00:32:30 but the Lord"s voice was heard: "Continue thy evil doings."
00:38:04 don ernandez has become so engrossed by his desire for Isabella -
00:45:09 Look, Saturn is opposite its own sign - in the death house.
00:59:00 What is the body of a heretic to me, as long as her soul be saved?
01:06:18 - was to make a circuit of the French provinces -
01:13:22 - to help the former Queen of rance, the Widow capet, -
01:20:01 Satanas - Helge Nissen.
01:25:48 Now I belong to the inner circles of the Jacobin club -
01:29:37 Through Erneste"s influence -
01:33:52 The audience.
01:37:17 Countess de chambord and her daughter Geneviéve -
01:42:23 You are the real informer who sent the letter.
01:47:21 October 16th 4:30 a.m.
01:52:49 She has been beheaded?
01:57:26 continue thy evil doings!
02:06:44 hat"s Mother.
02:13:42 The Red catechism
02:20:49 I must be off to the inn, and get hold of the boys.
02:29:56 dear God! Give me the strength to resist the temptation.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed474
Dialogue density3.0 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line02:29:56

Production Record

DirectorCarl Theodor Dreyer
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes1,409