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A Man There Was: Directed by Victor Sjöström. With Victor Sjöström, August Falck, Edith Erastoff, Bergliot Husberg. Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man.
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- Drama, War
- Victor Sjöström
- 1920-04-25
A Man There Was (Swedish: Terje Vigen) is a 1917 silent Swedish drama co-written and directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a poem of the same title by Henrik Ibsen.With a budget of SEK 60,000, it was the most expensive Swedish film made up to that point, marking a new direction in Swedish cinema with more funding to fewer films, resulting in better overall quality.
Nov 29, 2022 · A Man There Was (1917) Terje Vigen was living happily on a small Norwegian island with his wife and daughter when the English blockade forces him to leave his home to travel for food. On his way back a ruthless English captain captures Terje and jails him in England. Upon release, he returns home to discover his wife and child have died.
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. Victor Sjöström. Director, Screenplay. Gustaf Molander.
Jun 6, 2024 · 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.
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Sjöström himself plays the leading part as Terje Vigen in this tale which originates from an Ibsen poem, and Sjöström's acting is any bit as good as his directing. When the two are combined - like when a troubled Terje Vigen is looking out towards the incoming waves - the film reaches a level of poetic beauty that's equal to its source material.
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Directed by Victor Sjöström • 1917 • Sweden Terje Vigen was living happily on a small Norwegian island with his wife and daughter when the English blockade forces him to leave his home to travel for food. On his way back a ruthless English captain captures Terje and jails him in England. Upon release, he returns home to discover his wife ...
