The Avenger (1915)

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 Sept. 5, 1915 49 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.interfaith-relationship, imdb.wronged-woman, imdb.anti-semitism, imdb.student, imdb.young, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Svenska Biografteatern

Country: Sweden
Production Country: Sweden
Languages: No Language