The Execution (1903)
2m
Running Time
May 22, 1903Release Date
Plot.
A child murderess is led to her execution.
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Cast & Crew.
Francesca Nathansen
Barnemordersken
Victor Betzonich
Actor
Christian Lundsgaard
Writer
Peter Elfelt
Director
Carl Scheel Vandel
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
Capital Execution (Danish: Henrettelsen) is a 1903 silent film drama directed by Danish photographer Peter Elfelt. Based upon a true story, the short 15-minute film relates the execution of a French woman who is condemned to death for killing her two children. It was the first dramatic movie made by a Danish filmmaker, and is notable as an early example of a dramatic film that referenced action outside the picture frame. Elfelt used a typical stationary, one-shot camera position, but directed the actors to gesture and enter and exit with reference to things happening outside of the audience's view. This allowed for the development of the story beyond what was captured by camera, and expanded the dramatic scope of film.