The Avenger (1915)

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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

Cast & Crew

Director
Mauritz Stiller
  • Profile picture of Edith Erastoff
    Ester Edith Erastoff
  • Profile picture of John Ekman
    Jacob Kahn, Ester's cousin John Ekman
  • Profile picture of Richard Lund
    Josef Richard Lund
  • Profile picture of William Larsson
    Landowner von Sterner William Larsson
  • Profile picture of Karin Molander
    Emma von Sterner Karin Molander
  • Profile picture of Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
    Georg's mother Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
  • Profile picture of Nils Elffors
    Student on stairs Nils Elffors

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