Desc: Der var engang: Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. With Clara Pontoppidan, Svend Methling, Peter Jerndorff, Hakon Ahnfelt-Rønne. A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. The prince of Denmark comes seeking her hand and, aided by magic objects given to him by a mysterious spirit, seeks to win her love.