Hævnens Nat

Jan 29 1917 N/A 1h 40m
Crime, Drama, Horror

On New Year's Eve, the convicted murderer, Strong Henry, escapes from prison and collects his son from the orphanage. When he breaks into a local manor to get some milk for his child, he is surprised by a young woman, Eva. Out of pity, she decides to help the stranger, but unfortunately some of the manor's other occupants wake up and call the police. Fourteen years later, Henry is released from prison. Convinced that Eva betrayed him, he sets out to take revenge and find his son.

Plot

A simple-minded circus strongman, John Sikes, has been wrongly accused of a crime committed by Wilken. On the run with his infant son, he enters an affluent house and seeks help from Ann, but is taken captive and imprisoned. Fourteen years pass. Ann has married Dr. Richard West. John, a broken man, is released early for good behaviour. He goes to find his son Robert at the orphanage, but the boy was adopted years before. A flashback shows the baby being adopted by Ann. "Slim" Sam Morton runs a ring of thieves specializing in dog-napping. John knows one of them from prison. One of the gang sells a dog to Dr. West. He also steals the keys to West's country house, The Lindens. The thieves burgle the house. In the sack of loot, John finds a box belonging to Ann, the woman he believes betrayed him years before...

Written by

Benjamin Christensen

Directed by

Benjamin Christensen

Cast

Benjamin Christensen, Karen Caspersen, Peter Fjelstrup

Crew

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Production Countries

Denmark

Production Companies

Dansk Biograf Compagni

Languages

Dansk

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
462
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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