Victor Sjöström

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 21, 1879

died

January 3, 1960

place of birth

Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

also known as

Victor Seastrom · Victor Sjostrom · 빅토르 쉬오스트롬 · Виктор Шёстрём

total credits

45 movies

Biography

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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Known For

Filmography

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Wild Strawberries
8.1

Wild Strawberries

1957as Professor Isak Borg
The Phantom Carriage
7.8

The Phantom Carriage

1921as David Holm
A Man There Was
7.1

A Man There Was

1917as Terje Vigen
Minns ni?

Minns ni?

1993as (archive footage)
Stjärnbilder
10.0

Stjärnbilder

1995as (archive footage)
Thomas Graal's Best Film
5.9

Thomas Graal's Best Film

1917as Thomas Graal
1925 Studio Tour
6.3

1925 Studio Tour

1925as Self
To Joy
6.8

To Joy

1950as Sönderby
The Fight Continues
8.0

The Fight Continues

1941as Andreas Berg
Mot nya tider
8.0

Mot nya tider

1939as Hjalmar Branting
Hård klang
5.3

Hård klang

1952as Klaus Willenhart
The Outlaw and His Wife
7.2

The Outlaw and His Wife

1918as Outlaw / Kári
Railroad Workers
9.0

Railroad Workers

1947as Stora Ballong
Sons of Ingmar
6.8

Sons of Ingmar

1919as Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson
Männen i mörker
9.0

Männen i mörker

1955as Gustaf Landberg
There's a Fire Burning
9.0

There's a Fire Burning

1943as Henrik Falkman
A Lover in Pawn
6.9

A Lover in Pawn

1920as Sammel Eneman
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
8.0

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

1986as Self (archive footage)
Ordet
7.1

Ordet

1943as Knut Borg Sr.
Karin, Daughter of Ingmar
5.8

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

1920as Stor Ingmar
The Springtime of Life
5.3

The Springtime of Life

1912as Cyril Alm
The Vampire

The Vampire

1913
Scattered Pages
9.0

Scattered Pages

1931
The Quartet That Split Up
10.0

The Quartet That Split Up

1950as Gustaf Borg
Walpurgis Night
5.4

Walpurgis Night

1935as Frederik Bergström
Father and Son
7.0

Father and Son

1931as Hilding Harald Markurell / ällarmästare på utvärdshuset Kupan
Jag är med eder...
9.0

Jag är med eder...

1948
The Black Masks
1.0

The Black Masks

1912as Von Mühlen - Löjtnant
Gubben kommer
9.0

Gubben kommer

1939
The Emperor of Portugallia
7.2

The Emperor of Portugallia

1944as Jan i Skrolycka
The Strike

The Strike

1915
Kiss of Death
6.1

Kiss of Death

1916as Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel
Love
8.0

Love

1952
Victor Sjöström - A Portrait
6.0

Victor Sjöström - A Portrait

1981
Thomas Graal's Best Child
5.4

Thomas Graal's Best Child

1918as Thomas Graal
The Gardener
5.4

The Gardener

1912as Trädgårdsmästaren
When Love Kills

When Love Kills

1913as Oscar Falck - Målare
Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries
6.5

Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries

1957as Self
The Child

The Child

1913as Georg Mills - Medicinare
The Great John Ericsson
7.0

The Great John Ericsson

1937
Farlig vår
4.7

Farlig vår

1949as Antique Dealer Bladh
Daughter of the Highlands

Daughter of the Highlands

1914as Karl Werner - Läkare
Synnöve Solbakken
10.0

Synnöve Solbakken

1934as Sämund Granliden
The Voice of Passion

The Voice of Passion

1913as Daniel Barkner
The House Surrounded
9.0

The House Surrounded

1922