Drama · Sweden · 1918 · 1h 51m

The Outlaw and His Wife

Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru

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Director
Victor Sjöström
Cast
Victor Sjöström as Outlaw / Kári Edith Erastoff as Halla the Widow John Ekman as Arnes the Immigrant Worker Nils Aréhn as Bailiff Björn Bergstéinsson, Halla's Brother-in-Law Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson as Gudfinna, Halla's Farm Worker William Larsson as Bjarni Sveinbjörnsson
Crew
Julius Jaenzon — Director of Photography Victor Sjöström — Writer Sam Ask — Writer Charles Magnusson — Producer Axel Esbensen — Production Design
Synopsis

A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm. Halla and the stranger fall in love, but when he is revealed as Eyvind, an escaped thief forced into crime by his family's starvation, they flee and become two of the many outlaws of Iceland's mountains.

Mood & Themes
outlawsilent film
Key Collaborators
Victor Sjöström Director Julius Jaenzon Director of Photography Victor Sjöström Writer Sam Ask Writer Charles Magnusson Producer Axel Esbensen Production Design
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