The Avenger
1915, SV. Directed by Mauritz Stiller.
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
- Runtime
- 0h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- SV
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Cast & crew
- Mauritz StillerDirector
- Wilhelm HanssonGeorg Vide
- Edith ErastoffEster
- Edmond HansenEster's father
- John EkmanJacob Kahn, Ester's cousin
- Richard LundJosef
- William LarssonLandowner von Sterner
- Karin MolanderEmma von Sterner
- Gustaf CallménGeorg's father, dean
- Jenny Tschernichin-LarssonGeorg's mother
- Emmy ElfforsGeorg's fiancee
- Thure HolmBank director
- Nils ElfforsStudent on stairs
Details
- Released
- 5 September 1915
- Original title
- Hämnaren
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Louis Levy, Martin Jørgensen
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The Avenger runs 49 minutes (0h 49m).
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The Avenger isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 September 1915. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Avenger?
The Avenger (1915) was directed by Mauritz Stiller and stars Wilhelm Hansson, Edith Erastoff, Edmond Hansen.