A Man There Was
DramaHistoryimprisonmentfaminetragedybased on song, poem or rhymesilent filmbitternessfamily manblockadesomberseafarerloss of family
A somber, morally weighty silent drama about a seafarer's struggle between vengeance and mercy after tragedy strips him of everything.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Victor Sjöström
Terje Vigen
Bergliot Husberg
Terje Vigens hustru
August Falck
Den engelske lorden
Edith Erastoff
Den engelska ladyn
Eric Abrahamsson
En fiskare (uncredited)
Hildur Carlberg
En kvinna i byn (uncredited)
Gucken Cederborg
Den nya hustrun i Terjes stuga (uncredited)
John Ekman
Norsk fånge i fängelset (uncredited)
Nils Elffors
En av Terjes kamrater (uncredited)
Emil Fjellström
En fiskare på stranden (uncredited)
Herman Lantz
En av Terjes kamrater (uncredited)
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
En kvinna på stranden (uncredited)
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