The hero of the film (played by Victor Sjöström himself) is a fearless fisherman who, during the Napoleonic Wars with his small boat, tries to penetrate the English Navy to Denmark to bring food to his starving family. He is caught and released only after the war. When he returns home, he learns that his wife and children have died of starvation. Later, during a storm, he rescues the crew of a small ship and realizes that he has rescued the English captain who caught him many years ago ...
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 0 min.
- Country, year
- Sweden, 1916
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Language
- Swedish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Victor Sjöström
- Screenplay
- Gustaf Molander, Victor Sjöström (pagal Henriko Ibseno romaną)
- Cinematography
- Julius Jaenzon
- Cast
- Victor Sjöström, August Falck, Edith Erastoff, Bergliot Husberg
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström was born in 1879 and died in the 1960s. The first Scandinavian filmmaker, Swedish actor Victor Sjöström, originally worked in his native land, creating subtle melodramas in which he played amazing roles, precisely using nature and natural lighting. His most famous Scandinavian film, Ghost Carriage (1921), earned him an invitation to Hollywood.
