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A Man There Was
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A Man There Was

Jan 29, 1917
0h 56m
★ 7.0

Overview

Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.

Genres

Drama
History

Production Companies

Svenska Biografteatern

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Cast

Victor Sjöström

Terje Vigen

Victor Sjöström

Bergliot Husberg

Terje Vigen's Wife

Bergliot Husberg

August Falck

The English Lord

August Falck

Edith Erastoff

The English Lord's Wife

Edith Erastoff

Eric Abrahamsson

Fisherman

Eric Abrahamsson

Hildur Carlberg

Villager

Hildur Carlberg

Gucken Cederborg

Wife

Gucken Cederborg

John Ekman

Prisoner

John Ekman

Nils Elffors

Terje's Friend

Nils Elffors

Emil Fjellström

Fisherman at Beach

Emil Fjellström

Herman Lantz

Terje's Friend

Herman Lantz

Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson

Woman on Beach

Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson

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