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Dominican Rep. A Man There Was
- Original title
- Terje Vigen
- Year
- 1917
- Running time
- 60 min.
- Country
Sweden- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Victor Sjöström- Edith Erastoff
- August Falck
Emil Fjelström
John Ekman- Bergliot Husberg
- Hildur Carlberg
- Eric Abrahamsson
- Gucken Cederborg
- Herman Lantz
- Nils Elffors
- Olof Ås
- Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
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- Cinematography
Julius Jaenzon (B&W)- Producer
Svenska Biografteatern AB. Producer: Charles Magnusson- Genre
- Drama | Silent Film. 19th Century. Napoleonic Wars. Half-length Film
- Movie Groups
- Henrik Ibsen Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Based on an epic poem by Henrik Ibsen, A MAN THERE WAS (Terje Vigen) is commonly cited as the film that launched Sweden's first golden age of filmmaking. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it tells the story of a fisherman so desperate to obtain food for his starving family that he tries to break through a British blockade, only to find himself at the mercy of extraordinary forces.
Victor Sjöström (The Outlaw and His Wife), who not only directs but also plays the leading role, was renowned for his ability to exploit Sweden's incredible locations. A MAN THERE WAS is no exception, and Julius Jaenzon's cinematography stunningly captures the harsh, unforgiving quality of the ever-present sea. Critic Andrew Sarris once speculated, "It is possible that Victor Sjöström was the world's first great director, even before Chaplin and Griffith." Sjöström would later have a notable career in Hollywood, directing Lillian Gish in such silent classics as The Scarlet Letter and The Wind.
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