Love's Crucible (1922)
Overview
At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she is innocent, but to prove it, she must submit to a ritual: trial by fire, walking on fire along a path leading directly to a crucifix. A film that has been much commended for the visual creativity shown by the director in successive blending in of images involving Ursula, her husband, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus Christ. Much applauded, also: the performance of Jenny Hasselqvist, thus described by French director René Clair: “We shall never forget her flaming eyes, the severity of her spirit, her abrupt and alarmed expressions, like an animal under threat.”
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sv |
| Popularity | 1.469 |
Directed By
Victor Sjöström
Crew
Victor Sjöström
Hjalmar Bergman
Victor Sjöström
Axel Esbensen
Axel Esbensen
Alexander Bako
Julius Jaenzon
Manne Lundh
TOP CAST
Jenny Hasselqvist
Ursula
Ivan Hedqvist
Anton
Tore Svennberg
Mayor
Gösta Ekman
Bertram
Nils Asther
Apprentice
Torsten Bergström
The Herald
Nils Lundell
Agitator
Edvin Adolphson
Man at the inn
Bror Berger
Executioner
Helga Brofeldt
Woman outside church
Ossian Brofeldt
Old Monk
Julia Cæsar
Woman outside church
Tyra Dörum
Ursula's Maid
Lars Egge
Lute Player
John Ericsson
Man at the inn
Emil Fjellström
Man
Nils Jacobsson
Guest
Herman Lantz
Soldier
Artur Rolén
Man at the inn
Albert Ståhl
Man at the inn
Olof Ås
Man at the inn
Harald Wehlnor
Monk
Gösta Bodin
Mob member
Gustaf Salzenstein
Mob member
Martha Colliander
Mob member
William Larsson
Man at the inn
Carl Ericson
Man at the inn
Sven Quick
Man at the inn
Paul Seelig
Apprentice
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