# Day of Wrath (1943)

"Day of Wrath" (original title: "Vredens Dag") is a notable Danish film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer , released in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of Denmark. The film is based on the play by Hans Wiers-Jenssens and explores themes of fanaticism, love, and moral ambiguity during the era of witch hunts in early 17th-century Denmark. Set in 1623 , the story revolves around Anne , a young woman married to an older pastor, Absalon Pedersson . As tensions rise, Anne finds herself torn between her oppressive marriage and her burgeoning feelings for Absalon's son, Martin , who returns home after a lengthy absence. The backdrop of witch hunts adds a layer of danger and moral complexity, as Anne's past and the accusations against her mother complicate her present.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1943
- By: Carl Theodor Dreyer, Poul Knudsen, Mogens Skot-Hansen
- Genres: Drama, History
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/day.-of.-wrath.-1943)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Made from: Anne Pedersdotter, Hans Wiers-Jenssen's play: free in the United States, as its authors had all died by 1925: what they published was published by then, more than 95 years ago (17 U.S.C. §304(b), §305), and the term of anything they left unpublished ended with 2002 at the latest (§303(a)).
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

Not offered: what its record states (its uploader's public-domain mark, or a licence not shown to be its rights holder's) leaves its US term to decide, and it is dated 1943; under US law a work of that year is free only on facts the site does not hold for it (its US renewal records, or its own country's term on 1 January 1996 for a work published abroad), and otherwise its US term runs to the end of 2038. Unclear is not offered.