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The Avenger
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
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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
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Louis Levy, Martin Jørgensen
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Runtime:49 minutes
Studio:Svenska Biografteatern
Cast
Mauritz Stiller
Director
Wilhelm Hansson
Georg Vide
Edith Erastoff
Ester
Edmond Hansen
Ester's father
John Ekman
Jacob Kahn, Ester's cousin
Richard Lund
Josef
William Larsson
Landowner von Sterner
Karin Molander
Emma von Sterner
Gustaf Callmén
Georg's father, dean
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Georg's mother
Emmy Elffors
Georg's fiancee
Thure Holm
Bank director
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