The Avenger
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Hämnaren (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
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Cast
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Wilhelm Hansson
Georg Vide
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Edith Erastoff
Ester
Known for
The Outlaw and His Wife
A Man There Was
Mauritz Stiller
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The Springtime of Life
The Gardener
Hugo Edlund
Martin Jørgensen
Edmond Hansen
Ester's father
Also in
In This Now-Adays Common Way
The Consequences of Jealousy
Louis Levy
John Ekman
Jacob Kahn, Ester's cousin
Known for
The Outlaw and His Wife
To Joy
Richard Lund
Josef
Known for
Ingeborg Holm
William Larsson
Landowner von Sterner
Known for
Ingeborg Holm
The Outlaw and His Wife
Karin Molander
Emma von Sterner
Also in
Erotikon
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
Gustaf Callmén
Georg's father, dean
Also in
The Red Tower
Children of the Streets
Mauritz Stiller Director · Martin Jørgensen Screenplay Louis Levy Screenplay
First release September 5, 1915 · Produced in Sweden · Production Svenska Biografteatern AB
Production
Svenska Biografteatern
Production
Svenska Biografteatern AB
Production
Sweden
Produced in
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Original title
Hämnaren
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Sweden · September 5, 1915
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
November 19, 1917
France
June 17, 2017 · La Cinémathèque Française: Rétrospective Mauritz Stiller
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