Victor Sjöström
Terje Vigen
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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.
- 29 January 1917
- Charles Magnusson
- 60,000 SEK
- Victor Sjöström
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.
- (2.2K)
- Drama, War
- Victor Sjöström
- 1920-04-25
Known to the English-speaking world as A Man There Was, this was the film that heralded the beginning of Sweden's golden age of filmmaking, which would continue for the next seven years with Sjöström playing a crucial part in sustaining this unprecedented era of cinematic artistry.
- Victor Sjöström
Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.
- Victor Seastrom
- Victor Seastrom, August Falck, Edith Erastoff
Jul 23, 2008 · A Man There Was, the 1917 film that proved to be Sjöström’s breakthrough hit, has a shot that embodies the director’s elemental preoccupations: A character, who had earlier called the sea his one true friend, is framed against the boiling waves and shakes his fist defiantly.
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.
Directed by Victor Sjöström. 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. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
