Film

The Avenger

1915 · 49m · Drama

IMDb

6.5

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

Wilhelm Hansson

Georg Vide

Edith Erastoff

Ester

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

Gustaf Callmén

Georg's father, dean

Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson

Georg's mother

Emmy Elffors

Georg's fiancee

Thure Holm

Bank director

Nils Elffors

Student on stairs

Tyra Dörum

Maid

• Mauritz StillerDirector
• Martin JørgensenScreenplay
• Louis LevyScreenplay
• Hugo EdlundDirector of Photography

Release date

September 5, 1915

Status

Released

Original language

Swedish

Runtime

49m

Genres

Drama