The Clergyman
Encyclopedia
The Clergyman is a 1914
Swedish
silent
drama film
directed by Victor Sjöström
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1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
Swedish
Cinema of Sweden
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director.- Biography:Born in Silbodal, in the Värmland region of Sweden, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died when he was seven years old in 1886...
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Cast
- Carl Borin
- Egil EideEgil EideEgil Næss Eide was a Norwegian silent film actor and director. He appeared in eighteen films between 1913 and 1935, and worked at the National Theatre between 1899 and 1939.-Career:...
- Priest - Justus Hagman - Older Priest
- William LarssonWilliam LarssonWilliam Larsson was a Swedish silent film actor. He appeared in 39 films between 1912 and 1925.-Selected filmography:* Ingeborg Holm * Half Breed * The Clergyman * Judge Not...
- Clara's Father - Richard LundRichard LundRichard Lund was a Swedish film and theatre actor. He made his stage debut at Stora Teatern in Gothenburg in 1904 and later appeared in 73 films between 1912 and 1952, making his most important roles during the silent film era. Among his best known roles is that of Sir Archie in Mauritz Stiller's...
- Estate Owner - Clara PontoppidanClara Pontoppidan-External links:*...
- Maria - Carlo Wieth - Frans