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

Cast

W

Wilhelm Hansson

Georg Vide

Edith Erastoff

Ester

E

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

G

Gustaf Callmén

Georg's father, dean

Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson

Georg's mother

E

Emmy Elffors

Georg's fiancee

T

Thure Holm

Bank director

Nils Elffors

Student on stairs

T

Tyra Dörum

Maid