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A Man There Was
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The drama captures the hardships of the Napoleonic Wars on a young fisherman, his wife and their newborn child.
Based on a poem by Henrik Ibsen, this drama captures the hardships of the Napoleonic Wars on a young fisherman, his wife and their newborn child. Desperate for food, the fisherman attempts to elude the English blockade. Captured and imprisoned by the English, the fisherman is unable to return to his native village until after the war.
Directed by
Victor Sjöström
Written by
Victor Sjöström, Sam Ask, Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Cinematography
Julius Jaenzon
Starring
Victor Sjöström, John Ekman, Edith Erastoff, Eric Abrahamsson, Emil Fjellström, Julius Hälsig
Original title
Terje Vigen
English title
A Man There Was
Year
1917
Country
Sweden
Language
SWE
Subtitles
CZ
Running time
106 min
Genre
Adventurous, Drama, Historically, War
Age rating
15+


15+
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