The read
It runs a compact 49m.
Synopsis
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
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Mauritz StillerDirector
- Martin JørgensenScreenplay
- Louis LevyScreenplay
Cast
- Wilhelm HanssonGeorg Vide
- Edith ErastoffEster
- Edmond HansenEster's father
- John EkmanJacob Kahn, Ester's cousin
- Richard LundJosef
- William LarssonLandowner von Sterner
- Karin MolanderEmma von Sterner
- Gustaf CallménGeorg's father, dean
- Jenny Tschernichin-LarssonGeorg's mother
- Emmy ElfforsGeorg's fiancee
- Thure HolmBank director
- Nils ElfforsStudent on stairs