Everyman

Synopsis

In 1911 the German poet Hugo von Hofmansthal wrote a new version of the medieval morality play Everyman, and this was staged in Danish translation at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 1915. At the time, it was radical example of symbolist abstraction. Its success inspired a film version, Enhver [Everyman], directed by Vilhelm Glückstadt for Filmfabrikken Danmark. The film, however, was set in a modern-day environment. It depict the moral choice confronting its protagonist at struggle because two attendant spirits, one good and one bad. The protagonist is tempted by dark figure of evil and succumbs, rejecting God and leading a life of iniquity, but he is then haunted by guilty visions until he finally dies, asking God for forgiveness at the last moment.

Main Cast

Peter S. Andersen

The Evil Spirit

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Gudrun Houlberg

Sylvia

Age : 50 | Popularity : 3%

Lilly Jansen

The Good Angel

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Charles Løwaas

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Peter Malberg

Kurt

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Valdemar Møller

Vicar

Age : 62 | Popularity : 7%

Jonna Neiiendam

Enhver's Mother

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Rasmus Ottesen

Enhver

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Theatre Play	Hugo von Hofmannsthal
	Story	Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Art	Production Design	Viggo Larsen
Directing	Director	Vilhelm Glückstadt
Camera	Director of Photography	Ludwig Lippert
Department	Role	Name

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