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A Man There Was
71%
Movie
56m
AI Analysis
A Man There Was (1917) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Man There Was (1917) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself. Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~56 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Man There Was 71% (80 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
A Man There Was is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
71%
from 80 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1917-01-29
- Runtime
- 56m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 108017
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What is A Man There Was about?
Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whe... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for A Man There Was?
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How long is the movie A Man There Was?
The official runtime for A Man There Was is approximately 56 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Victor Sjöström
Terje Vigen
- B
Bergliot Husberg
Terje Vigens hustru
- A
August Falck
Den engelske lorden
Edith Erastoff
Den engelska ladyn
Eric Abrahamsson
En fiskare (uncredited)
Hildur Carlberg
En kvinna i byn (uncredited)
Gucken Cederborg
Den nya hustrun i Terjes stuga (uncredited)
John Ekman
Norsk fånge i fängelset (uncredited)
Nils Elffors
En av Terjes kamrater (uncredited)
Emil Fjellström
En fiskare på stranden (uncredited)
- H
Herman Lantz
En av Terjes kamrater (uncredited)
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
En kvinna på stranden (uncredited)
Olof Ås
Utkiken på den engelska korvetten (uncredited)
William Larsson
Den nye mannen i Terjes stuga / Officer på den engelska korvetten (uncredited)
- J
Julius Hälsig
Engelsk officer i fängelset (uncredited)
- F
Fritz Ström
Vitskäggig gammal gubbe (uncredited)
- N
Nanny Sjöblom
Mor med son i knäet (uncredited)
- H
Hans Sjöblom
En liten pojke (uncredited)
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