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A Man There Was is a 1917 Swedish drama directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a poem of the same title by Henrik Ibsen. With a budget of SEK 60,000, it was the most expensive Swedish film made up to that point, marking a new direction in Swedish cinema with more funding to fewer films, resulting in more total quality.
Original Release
01/29/1917
US Release
04/25/1920
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| August Falck | The Lord / The English Lord |
| Edith Erastoff | The Lady / The English Lord's Wife |
| Bergliot Husberg | Mrs. Vigen / Terje Vigen's Wife |
| Eric Abrahamsson | Fisherman |
| Hildur Carlberg | Villager |
| Gucken Cederborg | Wife |
| John Ekman | Prisoner |
| Nils Elffors | Terje's Friend |
| Emil Fjellström | Fisherman at the Beach / Fisherman at Beach |
| Julius Hälsig | English officer in prison |
Directors
Writers
Victor Sjöström, Henrik Ibsen, Gustaf Molander
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| August Falck | The Lord / The English Lord |
| Edith Erastoff | The Lady / The English Lord's Wife |
| Bergliot Husberg | Mrs. Vigen / Terje Vigen's Wife |
| Eric Abrahamsson | Fisherman |
| Hildur Carlberg | Villager |
| Gucken Cederborg | Wife |
| John Ekman | Prisoner |
| Nils Elffors | Terje's Friend |
| Emil Fjellström | Fisherman at the Beach / Fisherman at Beach |
| Julius Hälsig | English officer in prison |
| Herman Lantz | Terje's Friend |
| William Larsson | Officer at English corvette / New man in Terje's cottage |
| Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson | Woman on the Beach / Woman on Beach |
| Olof Ås | Lookout |
| Victor Sjöström | Terje Vigen |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Charles Magnusson | Producer |
