The Hand of Fate
1922, DA. Directed by August Blom.
The God-fearing vicar Niels Quist lives with his beloved daughter Mette in the small Jutland town of Vejlby. The newly elected county bailiff and local magistrate, Erik Sørensen, is the lucky fellow who wins Mette’s heart, but their happiness is short-lived: One day, the vicar’s farmhand mysteriously disappears, and all signs suggest that the vicar is the killer. But is Erik Sørensen willing and able to sentence his own true love's father to death?
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
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- Released
- 20 March 1922
- Original title
- Præsten i Vejlby
- Country
- Denmark
- Written by
- Steen Steensen Blicher, Valdemar Andersen
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What The Hand of Fate is based on
The Hand of Fate is based on The Rector of Vejlbye (1829) by Steen Steensen Blicher.
1829
The Rector of Vejlbye
By Steen Steensen Blicher
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The Hand of Fate runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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The Hand of Fate isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 March 1922. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Hand of Fate?
If you liked The Hand of Fate, try True Believer, Winged Creatures, No One Would Tell.
Who directed The Hand of Fate?
The Hand of Fate (1922) was directed by August Blom and stars Gunnar Tolnæs, Viggo Wiehe, Ingeborg Spangsfeldt.
What is The Hand of Fate based on?
The Hand of Fate is based on The Rector of Vejlbye (1829) by Steen Steensen Blicher.