Underplayed Gems

The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)

The Outlaw and His Wife poster
Original title
Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru
Directed by
Victor Sjöström
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
2h 16m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 66 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An 18th-century Icelandic man becomes an outlaw and flees into the wilderness with his wife. They struggle to survive in the harsh landscape while authorities hunt them.

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What happens

The Outlaw and His Wife (Swedish: Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru) is a 1918 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a play from 1911 by Jóhann Sigurjónsson. It tells the story of Eyvind of the Hills, an 18th-century Icelandic outlaw. The film was groundbreaking for its portrayal of wild nature. It was shot in two sessions in the spring and late summer 1917, with Åre and Abisko in northern Sweden acting as the highlands of Iceland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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