The Avenger

The Avenger — Plot

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

• Release date
• September 5, 1915
• Runtime
• 49 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Mauritz Stiller

The Avenger — 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