A Man There Was
A sailor, Terje Vigen, races home to Norway, desperate to save his family from starvation during the Napoleonic Wars. His small boat is intercepted by a relentless British captain who denies his pleas for mercy. Years later, fate delivers the captain's own family into Terje's hands, shipwrecked and at his mercy. The old sailor now holds the power to enact the vengeance he has long nurtured or to offer the compassion once denied to him.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Terje Vigen |
| Year | 1917 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Genre | Drama, History |
| Director | Victor Sjöström |
| Runtime | 56 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.1/10 (79 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Victor Sjöström crafts a silent epic that is less a film and more a visual ballad of human endurance. His direction and lead performance convey a profound depth of suffering and hardened resolve with breathtaking clarity, making the absence of dialogue irrelevant.
What lingers after the final reel is a stark meditation on the corrosive nature of hatred and the immense courage required to break its chain. A masterpiece of silent storytelling. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Victor Sjöström
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The relentless Nordic sea, wind-battered cliffs, a face carved by salt and sorrow.
🎭 Cast
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)
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