This Carl Theodor Dreyer comedy features Clara Wieth (Clara Pontoppidan), Svend Methling, Peter Jerndorff and Hakon Ahnfeldt-Rønne.
Danish Film Institute
2002 DVD edition
Der var engang (1922), black & white, 75 minutes, not rated.
Danish Film Institute, distributed by Edition Filmmuseum,
10001, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0PAL DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDRMPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; Danish language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; DKK 159,00 (€19,95).
Release date: 2002
Country of origin: Denmark •
This PAL DVD edition has been released by the Danish Film Institute and has been mastered from excellent 35mm print materials.
The film is presented with musical accompaniment on piano by Neil Brand.
Among the supplementary material is an unedited sequence shot for the film (4 minutes) and a stills gallery.
North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
This Region 0PAL DVD edition is available from
DANISH FILM INSTITUTE through . . .
