Madame de Thèbes (1915): Cast

A gypsy cursed by her father must abandon her illegitimate son, leaving him with a childless aristocrat. The boy grows into a politician who dreams of becoming foreign minister, unaware that his true mother is the renowned fortuneteller Madame de Thèbes, whose counsel every politician seeks. A rival learns this secret and tries to ruin his career, while the rival’s attractive daughter is assaulted and rescued. The film is noted for striking images and Ragna Wettergreen’s haunting, regret‑filled performance as the seer.

• MS Director Mauritz Stiller

• RW Ragna Wettergreen as Ayla
• JE John Ekman as Ayla's father
• WL William Larsson as Max
• GF Georg Fernquist as Audience member at parliament

• Hotel Imperial 1927
• The Saga of Gösta Berling 1924
• Gunnar Hede’s Saga 1923
• Johan 1921

Also known as

• The Son of Destiny
• Skæbnens Søn