Prästen
| Prästen | |
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| Directed by | Victor Sjöström |
| Written by | Peter Lykke-Seest |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Languages | Silent Swedish intertitles |
Prästen, also released with English titles of Saints and (Their) Sorrows and The Clergyman, among others, is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Egil Eide as the priest
- Clara Wieth as Maria, a tenant farmer's daughter
- William Larsson as Maria's father, a tenant farmer
- Richard Lund as a landowner
- Justus Hagman as older priest
- Carlo Wieth as Frans
- Karin Alexandersson
- Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
- Victor Arfvidson
- Anders Bengtsson
- Anna Thorell
- Anna Bodén
- Carl Borin
- Hedvig Nenzén
Reception
[edit]A reviewer in Aftonbladet commented that the film was "splendidly filmed" (flott inspelad) and raised the performances of the male and female leads, Egil Eide and Clara Wieth.[2] The film's English release was praised in the Grimsby Evening Telegraph, with the reviewer commenting that despite a serious subject matter, the film was enjoyable and compelling throughout.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Clergyman". Silent Era. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ↑ "Från bio till bio". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 April 1916. p. 6 – via Svenska tidningar.
- ↑ ""Saints and Their Sorrows"". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 15 September 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Prästen at IMDb
- Prästen at the Swedish Film Institute Database
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