The read
It runs a compact 56m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
86 audience votes
Key crew
- Victor SjöströmDirector
- Victor SjöströmScreenplay
- Gustaf MolanderScreenplay
Cast
- Victor SjöströmTerje Vigen
- Bergliot HusbergTerje Vigens hustru
- August FalckDen engelske lorden
- Edith ErastoffDen engelska ladyn
- Eric AbrahamssonEn fiskare (uncredited)
- Hildur CarlbergEn kvinna i byn (uncredited)
- Gucken CederborgDen nya hustrun i Terjes stuga (uncredited)
- John EkmanNorsk fånge i fängelset (uncredited)
- Nils ElfforsEn av Terjes kamrater (uncredited)
- Emil FjellströmEn fiskare på stranden (uncredited)
- Herman LantzEn av Terjes kamrater (uncredited)
- Jenny Tschernichin-LarssonEn kvinna på stranden (uncredited)
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Themes
imprisonmentfaminetragedybased on song, poem or rhymesilent filmbitternessfamily manblockadesomberseafarerloss of family