The Mill (1921)

6.6/10 108 min Drama

Overview

The wife of a dull-witted miller is in her deathbed and the miller must find a new woman to marry. He is expected to marry the sister of a local forester, a refined woman he wants to love. She is gentle and motherly, though a rather austere Christian. But the miller lusts after his maidservant, Lise, a ruthless and calculating woman determined to climb up the social ladder. Lise tries to use her lower class sensuality and a bit of magic to entice the miller.

Cast

Ellen Dall

Anne

Gösta Cederlund

Farm-hand

Nils Lundell

Lise's Brother

Sam Ask

Henrik Andersen

Artur Cederborgh

Lars, farm worker

Hugo Tranberg

Farm worker

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