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The Ballerina

Balettprimadonnan

1916·54 min·SE

Director: Mauritz Stiller

Drama

Lovers are torn apart by a noble's desire for the female half of the couple.

Lovers are torn apart by a noble's desire for the female half of the couple.

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Cast

Dagmar Ebbesen

Dagmar Ebbesen

Ballet dancer

Lars Hanson

Lars Hanson

Wolo Czawienko

Jenny Hasselqvist

Jenny Hasselqvist

Anjuta

Thure Holm

Carl Johannesson

Carl Johannesson

Ballet master

Richard Lund

Richard Lund

Count Orsky

Albert Ståhl

Albert Ståhl

Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson

Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson

Anjuta's stepmother

Crew

Djalmar Christofersen

writer

cinematographer

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