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Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström

Directing

Born: September 21, 1879Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

Victor David Sjöström (September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), sometimes known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the silent era; his best known films include The Phantom Carriage (1921), He Who Gets Slapped (1924), and The Wind (1928). Sjöström was Sweden's most prominent director in the "Golden Age of Silent Film" in Europe. Later in life, he played the leading role in Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957).

Known For
Filmography
Stjärnbilder

Stjärnbilder

(archive footage)

1995
Minns ni?

Minns ni?

(archive footage)

1993
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

Self (archive footage)

1986
Victor Sjöström - A Portrait

Victor Sjöström - A Portrait

1981
Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries

Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries

Self

1957
Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

Professor Isak Borg

1957
Männen i mörker

Männen i mörker

Gustaf Landberg

1955
Love

Love

1952
Hård klang

Hård klang

Klaus Willenhart

1952
The Quartet That Split Up

The Quartet That Split Up

Gustaf Borg

1950
To Joy

To Joy

Sönderby

1950
Farlig vår

Farlig vår

Antique Dealer Bladh

1949
Jag är med eder...

Jag är med eder...

1948
Railroad Workers

Railroad Workers

Stora Ballong

1947
The Emperor of Portugallia

The Emperor of Portugallia

Jan i Skrolycka

1944
Ordet

Ordet

Knut Borg Sr.

1943
There's a Fire Burning

There's a Fire Burning

Henrik Falkman

1943
The Fight Continues

The Fight Continues

Andreas Berg

1941
Mot nya tider

Mot nya tider

Hjalmar Branting

1939
Gubben kommer

Gubben kommer

1939
The Great John Ericsson

The Great John Ericsson

1937
Walpurgis Night

Walpurgis Night

Frederik Bergström

1935
Synnöve Solbakken

Synnöve Solbakken

Sämund Granliden

1934
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

Self

1931
Father and Son

Father and Son

Hilding Harald Markurell / ällarmästare på utvärdshuset Kupan

1931
Scattered Pages

Scattered Pages

1931
1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

Self

1925
The Hell Ship

The Hell Ship

Dick

1923
The House Surrounded

The House Surrounded

1922
The Phantom Carriage

The Phantom Carriage

David Holm

1921
A Lover in Pawn

A Lover in Pawn

Sammel Eneman

1920
Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

Stor Ingmar

1920
Sons of Ingmar

Sons of Ingmar

Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson

1919

Thomas Graal's Best Child

Thomas Graal

1918
The Outlaw and His Wife

The Outlaw and His Wife

Outlaw / Kári

1918

Thomas Graal's Best Film

Thomas Graal

1917
A Man There Was

A Man There Was

Terje Vigen

1917
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel

1916
Hon segrade

Hon segrade

1916
I prövningens stund

I prövningens stund

1915
Strejken

Strejken

1915
Högfjällets dotter

Högfjällets dotter

Karl Werner - Läkare

1914
För sin kärleks skull

För sin kärleks skull

1914
Livets konflikter

Livets konflikter

1913
The Voice of Passion

The Voice of Passion

Daniel Barkner

1913
When Love Kills

When Love Kills

Oscar Falck - Målare

1913
Vampire

Vampire

1913
Barnet

Barnet

Georg Mills - Medicinare

1913
The Springtime of Life

The Springtime of Life

Cyril Alm

1912
The Black Masks

The Black Masks

Von Mühlen - Löjtnant

1912
The Gardener

The Gardener

Trädgårdsmästaren

1912