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A Man There Was is a 1917 silent Swedish drama co-written and directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a poem of the same title by Henrik Ibsen. With a budget of SEK 60,000, it was the most expensive Swedish film made up to that point, marking a new direction in Swedish cinema with more funding to fewer films, resulting in better overall quality.
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Second World War wasn’t the first time Norwegians suffered because of their country being involved in a global conflict. A similar event from more than a century earlier provided the backdrop for *Terje Vigen* (known under the English title *A Man There Was*), a 1917 silent period drama directed by Victor Sjöström, best known as the film that is considered the start of the first Golden Age of Swedish Cinema. The fil…More
