
In a 17th-century Danish village, an old woman is accused of witchcraft. In the shadow of her flight, capture, confession, and burning at the stake, the young wife of the town's aging pastor falls in love with the pastor's son. Her confession of this illicit affair to her husband brings on her husband's death. At the funeral the pastor's mother denounces the young widow as a witch. Will the widow's lover come to her defense, or has the day of wrath returned?... (Full plot summary below)
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In a 17th-century Danish village, an old woman is accused of witchcraft. In the shadow of her flight, capture, confession, and burning at the stake, the young wife of the town's aging pastor falls in love with the pastor's son. Her confession of this illicit affair to her husband brings on her husband's death. At the funeral the pastor's mother denounces the young widow as a witch. Will the widow's lover come to her defense, or has the day of wrath returned?
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| User ReviewMary BMovie dealing with the inquisition. Interesting... Anyone who has seen the Highlander Series may like the acting in this. |
| User ReviewStuart KInteresting murder mystery - particularly interesting is what happens when it is solved. |
| User ReviewDuane LIt was ok... but that's about it. Lambert is getting his butt handed to him most of the time. |
| User ReviewKevin BCaught this on cable. The premise managed to keep me interested. Was like reading a book. Enjoyed it. There was times where i would get confused during the movie especially about the family line thing but an okay movie. I may be biassed a little to the movie cause i am a fan of Mr. Christopher Lambert. There can be only one. |
| User ReviewPrivate UNot the greatest film ever, but kept my interest fro start to finish. |
| User ReviewJon WA very interesting, informative story. However, I wouldn't watch it again. |
| User ReviewJason MNot terrible, but not exactly good either. Worth watching once. Its a historical drama/ murder mystery set during the Spanish Inquisition. Its a bit slow going at first, but the plot is decent if you can get through it. Not impressed overall. |
| User ReviewJason GToo good to be a "movie"...... but falls just short of being a "film". DAY OF WRATH's biggest flaw is in casting Christopher Lambert in the lead. Lambert has been good in one film and one film only. HIGHLANDER. The character he portrayed in that film was just quirky and off-centre enough for viewers to buy Lambert in the part. In many ways... HIGHLANDER was such a perfect vehicle for Lambert, that it ruined him for any other role. That is certainly the case in DAY OF WRATH. The rest of the cast is extremely capable and bolstered mightily by excellent cinematography... authentic settings... brilliant lighting and well-paced action. Even the story is intriguing and strong enough to keep you watching... But then there's Lambert. The man is just not a good actor. His "Peter Lorre-esque" accent is distracting to say the least and his ability to thoroughly mangle the English language while delivering his lines can't help but make you wince every time he's on the screen. I will give Lambert credit for delivering what must have been an absolutely draining, physical performance for a man his age but almost anybody else in his role would have made DAYS OF WRATH just that much easier to watch. At best... a rental for fans of Historical fiction. |
| User ReviewJason Saverage period thriller.but it does have Brian Blessed in which always makes things better I think. |
| User ReviewBernie FHad the biggest crush on lambert :)since the highlands movies lol he is good in this but he looks older than he is. It is good ;) |