---
title: 'A Man There Was (1917)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Victor Sjöström'
released: '1917-01-29'
runtime_minutes: 59
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-man-there-was-1917'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0008663/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Man There Was (1917)

1917 · 59 min · Drama · Sweden

Original title: Terje Vigen

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Victor Sjöström](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-sjostrom)
- **Screenplay:** [Victor Sjöström](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-sjostrom), [Gustaf Molander](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustaf-molander)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rudolf Sahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-sahlberg)
- **Producer:** [Charles Magnusson](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-magnusson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Julius Jaenzon](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-jaenzon)

## Cast

- [Victor Sjöström](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-sjostrom)
- [August Falck](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-falck)
- [Edith Erastoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-erastoff)
- [Bergliot Husberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/bergliot-husberg)

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