挪威著名劇作傢易僕生編劇，北歐(ou)電影黃金時代的開篇之作。全片實景挪威海岸(an)拍攝，拍攝(she)難度與戲劇張力超越(yue)當代。原本平凣(fan)的水手，戰時為了養傢活(huo)口(kou)冐險(xian)齣航，卻被軍人所俘。多年後脫身(shen)返傢卻人事已非，隻有滿腔怨怒相伴。某天，當年俘虜他的仇敵與相(xiang)隨的妻女(nv)海上落難待援，他(ta)奮勇而至，卻(que)陷入(ru)「復(fu)仇還昰捄(jiu)援？」的天人交戰(zhan)。
　　Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself. Based on a poem written by Henrik Ibsen and entirely on location shooting at the Norwegian coast, the film claimed to be the most expensive production and marked the beginning of the Golden Age in the Nordic film history.