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June 1915 (USA)
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One of the first authentic horror movies! See more »
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Tma’s 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
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A long way after Ibsen
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Cast
(in credits order) | Henry B. Walthall | ... | Captain Arling / Oswald (as Henry Walthall) |
| Mary Alden | ... | Helen Arling |
| Loretta Blake | ... | Regina |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Juanita Archer | ... | Johanna |
| Monte Blue | ... | Bohemian in Paris |
| John Emerson | ||
| Al W. Filson | ... | Family Doctor |
| Karl Formes | ... | Henrik Ibsen |
| Chandler House | ... | Oswald as a Boy |
| Thomas Jefferson | ... | Johanna's Unseeing Husband |
| Nigel De Brulier | ... | Pastor Manders (uncredited) |
 | Erich von Stroheim | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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| George Nichols | |||
| John Emerson | (unconfirmed) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| John Emerson | unconfirmed | |
| Henrik Ibsen | play "Gengangere" | |
| Russell E. Smith | scenario | |
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| D.W. Griffith | .... | producer | |
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| Erich von Stroheim | |||
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| George Siegmann | .... | assistant director | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Erich von Stroheim | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
Other crew | |||
| Erich von Stroheim | .... | technical advisor | |
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- Mutual Film (1915) (USA) (theatrical)
- Grapevine Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
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"The Curse" - USA (reissue title)
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49 min (Grapevine Video DVD version)
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Version of Gengångare (1967) (TV)See more »
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This is a very approximate adaptation of Ibsen's play in which inherited syphilis is a metaphor for corruption. The basic theme is preserved although not surprisingly it is not explicit. We are just told of an 'inherited taint'. The skillful dramatic structure of the original is sacrificed for melodramatic contrivance and most of Ibsen's political point is lost. The film comes into its own at the end with Henry Walthall's magnificent attack of 'artaxia motor'. Admirers of the play will be pleased that we do get 'the sun' but will also note that Ibsen's disturbing and emotionally challenging conclusion in which Oswald's suicide is actively assisted by his mother was obviously deemed too strong. Here he just drinks the poison by himself. Worth seeing for Walthall's powerful acting at the end and for checking out just exactly how far a 1915 film could go when tackling a controversial subject.