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The Sea Vultures
''The Sea Vultures'' ( sv, Havsgamar and also known as ''Predators of the Sea'') is a 1916 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sj̦str̦m. Filmed on the island of Landsort, the plot entails smuggling. The film starred Richard Lund, Greta Almroth, and John Ekman. Cast * Greta Almroth as Gabriele * John Ekman as Birger * Nils Elffors as Anton * Richard Lund as Arnold * Rasmus Rasmussen as Hornung * Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson (1867 Р15 June 1937) was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1913 and 1933. Selected filmography * '' The Conflicts of Life'' (1913) * '' The Miracle'' (1913) * '' Judge No ... as Mrs. Arnold References External links * 1916 films 1910s Swedish-language films Swedish drama films Swedish silent short films Swedish black-and-white films 1916 drama films 1916 short films Films directed by Victor Sj̦str̦m Silent drama films {{short-silent-drama-film-stu ...
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Victor Sjöström
Victor David Sjöström (; 20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the silent era; his best known films include ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1921), ''He Who Gets Slapped'' (1924), and '' The Wind'' (1928). Sjöström was Sweden's most prominent director in the "Golden Age of Silent Film" in Europe. Later in life, he played the leading role in Ingmar Bergman's '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957). Biography Born in Årjäng/ 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 in 1886, he was seven years old. Sjöström returned to Sweden where he lived with relatives in Stockholm, beginning his acting career at 17 as a member of a touring theater company. Drawn from t ...
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Rasmus Rasmussen (actor)
Rasmus Rasmussen (4 November 1862 – 17 July 1932) was a Norwegian actor, folk singer and theatre director. He was born in Molde, a son of captain Chrispinus Martinus Rasmussen and Anna Helene Carlsen. He emigrated to the United States around 1880, where he earned his living as a logger, but returned to Norway some years later. He performed at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen from 1887 to 1910. The next two years he toured Norway as a singer. He was the first theatre director of Det Norske Teatret, from 1912 to 1914, and during this period he also contributed as actor in several plays. He served as theatre director at Trondhjems nationale Scene from 1916 to 1924. He appeared in the several silent movies, including ''Bride of Glomdal'' and ''Brudeferden i Hardanger'', both from 1926 and his only sound film, ''Kristine Valdresdatter'' in 1930. Selected filmography *''Dolken'' (1915) *''The Sea Vultures ''The Sea Vultures'' ( sv, Havsgamar and also known as ''Predators of the S ...
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1916 Short Films
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign: The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive: Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in present-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi (1916), Battle of Wadi: Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German Empire, German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. February * ...
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1916 Drama Films
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign: The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive: Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in present-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi: Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. February * February 9 – 6.00 p.m. – Tristan ...
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Swedish Black-and-white Films
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Swedish Silent Short Films
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Swedish Drama Films
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malmà ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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1910s Swedish-language Films
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ...
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1916 Films
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events * Charlie Chaplin signs for Mutual Film for a salary of $10,000 a week and a signing on fee of $150,000, making him one of the highest-paid people in the United States. * June 24 – Mary Pickford signs a contract for $10,000 a week plus profit participation, guaranteeing her over $1 million per year. * July 19 – Famous Players-Lasky is formed through a merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company and Jesse L. Lasky's Feature Play Company. Later in the year, they acquire distributor Paramount Pictures. * August 10 – The official British documentary propaganda film ''The Battle of the Somme'' is premièred in London. In the first six weeks of general release (from 20 August) 20 million people view it. * September 5 – Release of D. W. Griffith's epic film '' Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages'', starring Lillian Gish (as "The Eternal Motherhood") and Constance Talmadge (in two ro ...
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Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson (1867 – 15 June 1937) was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1913 and 1933. Selected filmography * '' The Conflicts of Life'' (1913) * '' The Miracle'' (1913) * '' Judge Not'' (1914) * ''A Good Girl Keeps Herself in Good Order'' (1914) * ''Children of the Streets'' (1914) * ''Daughter of the Peaks'' (1914) * ''Hearts That Meet'' (1914) * ''The Sea Vultures'' (1916) * '' Kiss of Death'' (1916) * '' Therèse'' (1916) * ''The Outlaw and His Wife'' (1918) * ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' (1920) * ''A Wild Bird'' (1921) * ''The Eyes of Love'' (1922) * '' The Österman Brothers' Virago'' (1925) * '' The Devil and the Smalander'' (1927) * ''International Match'' (1932) * ''A Stolen Waltz ''A Stolen Waltz'' (Swedish: ''En stulen vals'') is a 1932 Swedish drama film directed by Lorens Marmstedt and starring Ernst Eklund, Ragnar Falck and Aino Taube.Qvist & Von Bagh p.110 Synopsis Inga, a struggling music student ...
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Nils Elffors
Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989), Swedish Army lieutenant general *Nils Dacke (died 1543), Swedish rebel *Nils-Joel Englund (1907–1995), Swedish cross-country skier *Nils Ericson (1802–1870), Swedish inventor and engineer *Nils Frahm (born 1982), German pianist and producer *Nils Frykdahl, American musician *Nils Gründer (born 1997), German politician *Nils Hald (1897–1963), Norwegian actor * Nils Haßfurther (born 1999), German basketball player *Nils-Göran Holmqvist (born 1943), Swedish politician *Nils Kreicbergs (born 1996), Latvian handball player *Nils Liedholm (1922–2007), Swedish footballer and coach *Nils Lofgren (born 1951), American musician *Nils Lorens Sjöberg (1754-1822), Swedish officer and poet *Nils Mittmann (born 1979), German basketball playe ...
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Emilie Flygare-Carlén
Emilie Flygare-Carlén (''née'' Smith; August 8, 1807, StrömstadFebruary 5, 1892, Stockholm) was a Swedish people, Swedish novelist. Biography Emilie Smith grew up in the archipelago of Bohuslän. Her father, Rutger Smith, was a retired sea captain who had settled down as a small merchant, and she often accompanied him on the voyages he made along the coast. She thus came in frequent contact with the seafaring folk, fishermen, and smugglers who were to populate her later stories. At the age of twenty, she married a local physician, Axel Flygare, and went with him to live in the province of Småland. She was widowed in 1833, returned to her old home, and decided to devote herself to literature. She moved to Stockholm some years later, and in 1841 she married a lawyer, publicist and poet of that city, Johan Gabriel Carlén (1814–1875). Her house became a meeting place for Stockholm men of letters, and for the next twelve years she produced one or two novels annually. The prema ...
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