Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must ...
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Title: A Man There Was (1917)
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| Victor Sjöström | ... | Terje Vigen | |
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August Falck | ... | The Lord |
| Edith Erastoff | ... | The Lady | |
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Bergliot Husberg | ... | Mrs. Vigen |
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Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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Title Card: On a barren, remote islet, there lived an odd, grizzled man.
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[first lines]Title Card: On a barren, remote islet, there lived an odd, grizzled man.
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SwedenLanguage:
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25 April 1920 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Man There Was See more »Filming Locations:
Landsort, Öja, Stockholms län, SwedenEdit
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I've been wanting to see more Sjostrom, hoping for something on the level of PHANTOM CARRIAGE. Although this one has nothing but rave reviews on IMDb, it didn't grab me as much. A melodrama about a man driven mad by tragic misfortune and cruelty, but it's hard to feel too sorry for him because he really didn't have a very good plan. Maybe I'm being harsh, but despite a strong performance by Sjostrom I just wasn't emotionally invested enough to care that much about his troubles. However, technically it's very impressive for its time and features some stunning nautical cinematography and a haunting final image that serves as a strong counterpoint to the redemptive theme. You can also see Sjostrom's man vs. nature motif emerging, further developed in THE OUTLAW AND HIS WIFE and of course THE WIND.