''The Miracle'' ( sv, Miraklet) is a 1913 Swedish silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

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 ...

. It is based on the 1894 novel ''Lourdes'' by

Émile Zola Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, also , ; 2 April 184029 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of ...

Cast

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 No ...

as Aunt Gaspard *

Clara Pontoppidan Clara Pontoppidan (23 April 1883 – 22 January 1975), also known as Clara Wieth, was a Danish actress. She worked mainly in Swedish and Danish silent films, including ''A Victim of the Mormons'' (Denmark, 1911). Personal life Clara Pontop ...

as Aunt Gaspard's daughter *

Carlo Wieth Carlo Rossini Wieth (born Carl Andersen; 11 December 1885 – 30 June 1943) was a Danish stage and film actor whose career began at the turn of the 20th-century and lasted until his death in 1943. Early life and stage career Wieth was born a ...

as Armand Armand, artist *

John Ekman John Ekman (15 November 1880 – 22 November 1949) was a Swedish film actor. Biography He first trained as an artist under Richard Bergh (1858-1919). He was employed by various theater companies; Swedish Biograft Theater in Kristianstad (19 ...

as Father Prévost *

Justus Hagman Carl Justus Hagman (14 February 1859 – 28 February 1936) was a Swedish actor. Hagman made his stage debut in 1876 and made his first appearance in a film in 1913 in the Victor Sjöström film '' Miraklet''. He performed in another thirty films ...

as Jean * Axel Wesslau as Jatho * Carl Borin * Alfred Lundberg

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* * 1913 films 1910s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films 1913 drama films Swedish silent feature films Films based on works by Émile Zola Films directed by Victor Sjöström Films set in Gotland Swedish drama films Silent drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub