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
Released: Sep 05, 1915
Runtime: 49 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Wilhelm Hansson, Edith Erastoff, Edmond Hansen, John Ekman, Richard Lund, William Larsson
Crew: Mauritz Stiller (Director), Martin Jørgensen (Screenplay), Hugo Edlund (Director of Photography), Louis Levy (Screenplay)