The Strike (film)
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The Strike is a 1914 Swedish silent
drama film
directed by Victor Sjöström
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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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- Victor SjöströmVictor SjöströmVictor 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...
- Karl Bernsson / Gustav Bernsson - Lilly Jacobson - Gurli Hagberg
- 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...
- Boberg - Carl Borin
- Ernst EklundErnst Eklund (actor)Ernst Eklund was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1914 and 1962.-Selected filmography:* The Strike * Crisis -External links:...
- Alfred LundbergAlfred LundbergAlfred Lundberg was a Swedish silent film actor. He appeared in 24 films between 1914 and 1930.-Selected filmography:* The Strike * A Good Girl Keeps Herself in Good Order * Hearts That Meet...
- Charles Hagberg - 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...