---
title: 'Præsidenten (1919)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carl Theodor Dreyer'
released: '1919-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/prsidenten-1919'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010598/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Præsidenten (1919)

1919 · 89 min · Drama · Denmark


## Synopsis

Præsidenten (The President) is a 1919 Danish silent film by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is the first feature film directed by Dreyer and it is an adaptation of the 1884 novel Der Präsident by Karl Emil Franzos.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carl Theodor Dreyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-theodor-dreyer)
- **Screenplay:** [Carl Theodor Dreyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-theodor-dreyer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hans Waagø](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-waag)

## Cast

- [Richard Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-christensen)
- [Jacoba Jessen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacoba-jessen)
- [Jon Iversen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-iversen)
- [Carl Walther Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-walther-meyer)
- [Carl Lauritzen](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-lauritzen)
- [Christian Engelstoft](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-engelstoft)
- [Peter Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-nielsen)
- [Halvard Hoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/halvard-hoff)
- [Betty Kirkeby](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-kirkeby)
- [Fanny Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/fanny-petersen)
- [Hallander Helleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/hallander-helleman)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/prsidenten-1919
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