Thou Shalt Honor Thy Wife
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| Thou Shalt Honor Thy Wife | |
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| Directed by | Carl Theodor Dreyer |
| Written by | Carl Theodor Dreyer Svend Rindom |
| Starring | Johannes Meyer Astrid Holm Karin Nellemose Mathilde Nielsen Clara Schønfeld Johannes Nielsen Petrine Sonne Vilhelm Petersen |
| Cinematography | George Schnéevoigt |
| Editing by | Carl Theodor Dreyer |
| Distributed by | Palladium A/S |
| Release date(s) | 1925 |
| Running time | 97-107 minutes (16mm: 2581 feet) |
| Language | Silent film Danish intertitles |
| Preceded by | Michael |
| Followed by | The Bride of Glomdal |
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Du skal ære din hustru (known in English as Thou Shalt Honor Thy Wife or Master of the House) is a silent comedy directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer that was released in 1925.
[edit] Synopsis
The story is that of a man who takes his wife for granted and does not appreciate the effort it takes to maintain a household. While his wife is resigned and browbeaten, his old nanny and wife's current friend is not and she orchestrates a plan that will force him to rethink his notions of being head of a household.
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| Carl Theodor Dreyer | |
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| Silent films | The President • The Witch Woman • Leaves from Satan's Book • Love one Another • Once Upon a Time • Michael • Thou Shalt Honor Thy Wife • Bride of Glomdal • The Passion of Joan of Arc |
| Sound films | Vampyr • Good Mothers • Day of Wrath • Two People • Water from the Land • The Struggle Against Cancer • The Danish Village Church • They Caught the Ferry • The Storstrom Bridge • The Castle Within the Castle • Ordet • Gertrud |
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