The read
It runs a compact 58m.
Synopsis
Helen Alving leads an outwardly contented life. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of her husband's death, she is about to open an orphanage as a memorial to him. To mark this occasion, her bohemian painter son Oswald has returned from Paris. Helen plans to take the opportunity to tell Oswald the truth about his father. But ghosts of the past erupt during an eventful evening, bringing the facade of civilised family life crashing down.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- George NicholsDirector
- John EmersonDirector
- Russell E. SmithWriter
Cast
- Henry B. WalthallCaptain Alving / Oswald
- Mary AldenHelen Alving
- Nigel De BrulierPastor Manders
- Juanita ArcherJohanna
- Loretta BlakeRegina
- Al W. FilsonThe Family Doctor
- Thomas JeffersonJohanna's Unseeing Husband
- Monte BlueBohemian
- Karl FormesHenrik Ibsen
- Chandler HouseOswald as a boy
- Erich von StroheimSchool Clerk
Stills
Themes
based on play or musicalmoralityincestsyphilis19th centuryvenereal diseases