Victor Sjöström

Known for

Directing

Born

Sep 21, 1879

Died

Jan 3, 1960

From

Silbodal, 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).

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Wild Strawberries

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The Phantom Carriage

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A Man There Was

19177.1out of 10

To Joy

19506.8out of 10

The Outlaw and His Wife

19187.2out of 10

1925 Studio Tour

19256.2out of 10

The Gardener

19125.4out of 10

Ordet

19436.9out of 10

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

19205.8out of 10

Walpurgis Night

19355.4out of 10

Sons of Ingmar

19196.8out of 10

Thomas Graal's Best Film

19175.9out of 10

The Hell Ship

19236.2out of 10

Thomas Graal's Best Child

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Kiss of Death

19166.1out of 10

A Lover in Pawn

19206.9out of 10

The Springtime of Life

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Farlig vår

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