The Avenger
1915 · 49 min
Drama
★ 6.0Hämnaren (The Avenger) was made in 1915, and was rediscovered in Berlin in 2001. It begins with a woman named Ester, who is reading a letter and crying. The letter says that a man named George won't marry her, because he knows his father would never allow him to marry a Jewish woman. Ester dies of childbirth, and possibly a broken heart. Her suitor Jakob takes care of her son, who is named Josef, and sends George a note, accusing him of causing her death
Crew
- Director Mauritz Stiller
- Screenplay Louis Levy
- Screenplay Martin Jørgensen
- Director of Photography Hugo Edlund
Cast
- W
Wilhelm Hansson
Georg Vide
Edith Erastoff
Ester
- E
Edmond Hansen
Ester's father
John Ekman
Jacob Kahn, Ester's cousin
Richard Lund
Josef
William Larsson
Landowner von Sterner
Karin Molander
Emma von Sterner
- G
Gustaf Callmén
Georg's father, dean
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Georg's mother
- E
Emmy Elffors
Georg's fiancee
- T
Thure Holm
Bank director
Nils Elffors
Student on stairs
Crew
- Director — Mauritz Stiller
- Screenplay — Louis Levy
- Screenplay — Martin Jørgensen
- Director of Photography — Hugo Edlund
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