The Sea Vultures
Encyclopedia
The Sea Vultures is a 1916
Swedish
silent
drama film
directed by Victor Sjöström
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1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
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
- Greta AlmrothGreta AlmrothGreta Almroth was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in 31 films between 1912 and 1940.-Selected filmography:* The Voice of Passion * Judge Not * Daughter of the Peaks...
- Gabriele - John EkmanJohn EkmanJohn Ekman was a Swedish silent film actor. He appeared in 81 films between 1912 and 1949.-Selected filmography:* A Ruined Life * The Gardener * The Voice of Passion...
- Birger - Nils Elffors - Anton
- 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...
- Arnold - Rasmus Rasmussen - Hornung
- Jenny Tschernichin-LarssonJenny Tschernichin-LarssonJenny Tschernichin-Larsson was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1913 and 1933.-Selected filmography:* The Conflicts of Life * The Miracle * Judge Not...
- Mrs. Arnold