Victor Sjöström
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Victor Sjöström (ˈvɪktɔɾ ˈɧœˈstɾœm; in the United States sometimes known as Victor Seastrom) (20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960) was a Swedish
actor
, screenwriter
, and film director
.
, in the Värmland
region of Sweden
, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström
, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died when he was seven years old in 1886. Sjöström returned to Sweden where he lived with relatives in Stockholm, beginning his acting career at 17 as a member of a touring theater company.
Drawn from the stage to the fledgling motion picture industry, he made his first film in 1912 under the direction of Mauritz Stiller
. Between then and 1923, he directed another forty-one films in Sweden, some of which are now lost. Those surviving include The Sons of Ingmar (1919), Karin, Daughter of Ingmar (1920) and The Phantom Carriage (1921), all based on stories by the Nobel-prize winning novelist Selma Lagerlöf
. They confirm him as one the very greatest of silent film directors, who helped to create a unique idiom with qualities quite different from those of sound cinema. Many of his films from the period are marked by subtle character portrayal, fine storytelling and evocative settings in which the Swedish landscape often plays a key psychological role. The naturalistic quality of his films was enhanced by his (then revolutionary) preference for on-location filming, especially in rural and village settings.
In the 1920s he accepted an offer from Louis B. Mayer
to work in the United States
. In Sweden, he had acted in his own films as well as in those for others but in Hollywood, he devoted himself solely to directing. In 1924, using an anglicised name, Victor Seastrom, he made Name the Man, a dramatic film based on the Hall Caine
novel. He went on to direct great stars of the day such as Greta Garbo
, John Gilbert
, Lillian Gish
, Lon Chaney
, and Norma Shearer
in another eight films in America before his first talkie in 1930.
Uncomfortable with the modifications needed to direct talking films, Victor Sjöström returned to Sweden where he directed two more films before his final directing effort in 1937, an English language drama filmed in the United Kingdom
Under the Red Robe
. Over the following fifteen years, Sjöström returned to acting in the theatre, performed a variety of leading roles in more than a dozen films and worked as director of the Svensk Film Industri
company. At age 78 he gave his final acting performance, probably his best remembered, as the elderly professor in Ingmar Bergman
's film, Wild Strawberries
(1957).
Victor Sjöström died in Stockholm at the age of eighty and was interred there in the Norra begravningsplatsen
(Northern cemetery).
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Biography
Born in SilbodalÅrjäng Municipality
Årjäng Municipality is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, bordering Norway. Its seat is located in the town of Årjäng....
, in the Värmland
Värmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
region of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström
Olof Adolf Sjöström
Olof Adolf Sjöström operated a remittance company that defrauded customers in 1894.-Biography:He was born on February 4, 1841 in Ljustorp, Sweden. He moved to America around 1880, and he started a money transfer agency in Brooklyn that transferred money back to Sweden. The rest of the Sjöström...
, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died when he was seven years old in 1886. Sjöström returned to Sweden where he lived with relatives in Stockholm, beginning his acting career at 17 as a member of a touring theater company.
Drawn from the stage to the fledgling motion picture industry, he made his first film in 1912 under the direction of Mauritz Stiller
Mauritz Stiller
Mauritz Stiller was a Finnish-Swedish actor, screenwriter and silent film director, who was mostly active in Sweden.-Life:...
. Between then and 1923, he directed another forty-one films in Sweden, some of which are now lost. Those surviving include The Sons of Ingmar (1919), Karin, Daughter of Ingmar (1920) and The Phantom Carriage (1921), all based on stories by the Nobel-prize winning novelist Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....
. They confirm him as one the very greatest of silent film directors, who helped to create a unique idiom with qualities quite different from those of sound cinema. Many of his films from the period are marked by subtle character portrayal, fine storytelling and evocative settings in which the Swedish landscape often plays a key psychological role. The naturalistic quality of his films was enhanced by his (then revolutionary) preference for on-location filming, especially in rural and village settings.
In the 1920s he accepted an offer from Louis B. Mayer
Louis B. Mayer
Louis Burt Mayer born Lazar Meir was an American film producer. He is generally cited as the creator of the "star system" within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in its golden years. Known always as Louis B...
to work in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In Sweden, he had acted in his own films as well as in those for others but in Hollywood, he devoted himself solely to directing. In 1924, using an anglicised name, Victor Seastrom, he made Name the Man, a dramatic film based on the Hall Caine
Hall Caine
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE , usually known as Hall Caine, was a Manx author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time he was exceedingly popular, and at the peak of his success his novels outsold those of his...
novel. He went on to direct great stars of the day such as Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo , born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, was a Swedish film actress. Garbo was an international star and icon during Hollywood's silent and classic periods. Many of Garbo's films were sensational hits, and all but three were profitable...
, John Gilbert
John Gilbert (actor)
John Gilbert was an American actor and a major star of the silent film era.Known as "the great lover," he rivaled even Rudolph Valentino as a box office draw...
, Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987....
, Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
, and Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Edith Norma Shearer was a Canadian-American actress. Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in North America from the mid-1920s through the 1930s...
in another eight films in America before his first talkie in 1930.
Uncomfortable with the modifications needed to direct talking films, Victor Sjöström returned to Sweden where he directed two more films before his final directing effort in 1937, an English language drama filmed in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Under the Red Robe
Under the Red Robe
Under the Red Robe is an 1894 historical novel by Stanley J. Weyman, described as his best known book and greatest success. It is set in seventeenth-century France during the ascendency of Cardinal Richelieu, who appears as a character in the novel...
. Over the following fifteen years, Sjöström returned to acting in the theatre, performed a variety of leading roles in more than a dozen films and worked as director of the Svensk Film Industri
AB Svensk Filmindustri
AB Svensk Filmindustri or Svensk Filmindustri is a Swedish film production company, distributor and movie theatre chain, currently owned by the Bonnier Group. It was established on December 27, 1919....
company. At age 78 he gave his final acting performance, probably his best remembered, as the elderly professor in Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
's film, Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries (film)
Wild Strawberries is a 1957 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, about an old man recalling his past. The original Swedish title is Smultronstället, which literally means "the wild strawberry patch", but idiomatically means an underrated gem of a place...
(1957).
Victor Sjöström died in Stockholm at the age of eighty and was interred there in the Norra begravningsplatsen
Norra begravningsplatsen
Norra begravningsplatsen, literally "The Northern Cemetery" in Swedish, is a major cemetery of Metropolitan Stockholm. The cemetery is located in the municipality of Solna.Inaugurated on June 9, 1827, it is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables....
(Northern cemetery).
As director
- Ett hemligt giftermålA Ruined LifeA Ruined Life is a 1912 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström. It was Sjöström's debut film as a director.-Cast:* Hilda Borgström* John Ekman* Einar Fröberg* Bergliot Husberg* Richard Lund* Anna Norrie...
(1912) - TrädgårdsmästarenThe Gardener (film)The Gardener is a 1912 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It is mostly known for being the first film to ever be banned by the Swedish censor system. It was long thought to have been lost, but in 1979 a copy was found in an archive in the United States...
(19121912 in filmThe year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...
) - Marriage BureauMarriage BureauMarriage Bureau is a 1913 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Helfrid Lambert - Mrs. Petterkvist* Victor Lundberg - Petterkvist...
(Äktenskapsbyrån) (1913) - Laughter and TearsLaughter and Tears (1913 film)Laughter and Tears is a 1913 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Victor Lundberg - Drager* Mia Hagman - Augusta* Richard Lund - Arvid Drager* Tutt Spångberg - Hilda, maid* Hugo Björne - Larsson* Justus Hagman - Ferdinand...
(Löjen och tårar) (1913) - Lady Marion's Summer FlirtationLady Marion's Summer FlirtationLady Marion's Summer Flirtation is a 1913 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Hilda Borgström as Lady Marion* Victor Lundberg as Viktor* Richard Lund as Lord Handsome* Axel Ringvall as Axel Pärzon...
(Lady Marions sommarflirt) (1913) - The Voice of PassionThe Voice of PassionThe Voice of Passion is a 1913 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Greta Almroth - Ruth* John Ekman* Richard Lund - Lander* Victor Sjöström - Daniel Barkner* Ragna Wettergreen - Louise Barkner...
(Blodets röst) (1913) - The Conflicts of LifeThe Conflicts of LifeThe Conflicts of Life is a 1913 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller.-Cast:* Nils Ahrén - Charles von Barton* Ivar Kåge - Carsten Berner* Richard Lund - Berchtold* Greta Pfeil - Lila* Victor Sjöström - Otto Berner...
(Livets konflikter) (1913) - Ingeborg HolmIngeborg HolmIngeborg Holm is a 1913 Swedish social drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a 1906 play by Nils Krok. It has been called "the first realistic feature film". It caused great debate in Sweden about social security, which led to changes in the poorhouse laws...
(Margaret Day) (1913) - Half BreedHalf Breed (film)Half Breed is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* John Ekman - Ribera* Georg Grönroos* William Larsson - von Wüler* Erik Lindholm* Karin Molander - Narianne Rizetski* Greta Pfeil - Soledad* Gunnar Tolnæs - von Stahl...
(Halvblod) (1913) - The MiracleThe Miracle (1913 film)The Miracle is a 1913 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Carl Borin* John Ekman - Father Prevost* Clara Pontoppidan - Estelle* Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson - Mrs. Gaspard* Carlo Wieth - Armand...
(Miraklet, Within the Gates) (19131913 in filmThe year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
) - The Poacher (Kärlek starkare än hat eller skogsdotterns hemlighet) (1914)
- The ClergymanThe ClergymanThe Clergyman is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Carl Borin* Egil Eide - Priest* Justus Hagman - Older Priest* William Larsson - Clara's Father* Richard Lund - Estate Owner* Clara Pontoppidan - Maria...
(Prästen, Saints and Their Sorrows, The Parson) (1914) - Judge NotJudge Not (film)Judge Not is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Nils Ahrén - Helder* Greta Almroth - Clara* Hilda Borgström - Mary* John Ekman - Albert Smith* Nils Elffors* William Larsson - Ruffian* Richard Lund - Walter Crain...
(Dömen icke) (1914) - The StrikeThe Strike (film)The Strike is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Victor Sjöström - Karl Bernsson / Gustav Bernsson* Lilly Jacobson - Gurli Hagberg* John Ekman - Boberg* Carl Borin* Ernst Eklund* Alfred Lundberg - Charles Hagberg...
(Strejken) (1914) - A Good Girl Keeps Herself in Good OrderA Good Girl Keeps Herself in Good OrderA Good Girl Keeps Herself in Good Order is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Alfred Lundberg - Fellman* Richard Lund - Sven* Clara Pontoppidan - Ruth Landén* Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson - Ruth's Mother...
(Bra flicka reder sig själv) (1914) - Children of the StreetsChildren of the StreetsChildren of the Streets is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Lili Bech - Jenny* Emil Bergendorff* Stina Berg - Guest* Sven Bergvall - Young Journalist* Gustaf Callmén* John Ekman* Gunnar Tolnæs - Karl Sterner...
(Gatans barn) (1914) - Daughter of the PeaksDaughter of the PeaksDaughter of the Peaks is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Greta Almroth - Waina* Lili Bech - Nurse* John Ekman - Nordman* Arvid Englind - Werner's Friend* William Larsson - Werner's Friend...
(Högfjällets dotter) (1914) - Hearts That MeetHearts That MeetHearts That Meet is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Greta Almroth - Albert's Sister* John Ekman* Alfred Lundberg - Eberling* Richard Lund - Engineer* Karin Molander - Margot...
(Hjärtan som mötas) (19141914 in filmThe year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
) - One of the Many (En av de många) (1915)
- Guilt RedeemedGuilt RedeemedGuilt Redeemed is a 1915 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Lili Bech - Margaret Stensson* Gustaf Callmén - Hennis far, hemmansägare* Carlo Wieth - Hennis bror* John Ekman - Fabrikschef...
(Sonad skuld) (1915) - Det var i maj (1915)
- The Governor's Daughters (Landshövdingens döttrar, Det var i maj) (1915)
- Stick to Your Last, Shoemaker (Skomakare, bliv vid din läst) (1915)
- In the Hour of TrialIn the Hour of TrialIn the Hour of Trial is a 1915 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Kotti Chave - Hogardt's Son * Richard Lund - Hogardt* Greta Pfeil - Mrs. Nilsson* Victor Sjöström - Sven Nilsson...
(I prövningens stund) (1915) - The Price of BetrayalThe Price of BetrayalThe Price of Betrayal is a 1915 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Gabriel Alw* Stina Berg* Egil Eide - Blom* Kaja Eide - Mrs. Blom* John Ekman - Mr. Holck...
(Judaspengar) (19151915 in filmThe year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
) - The Ships That MeetThe Ships That MeetThe Ships That Meet is a 1916 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Lili Bech - Ethel* Egil Eide - John Hall* Mathias Taube - Dr. Hiller* August Warberg - Cramer...
(Skepp som mötas) (1916) - The Sea VulturesThe Sea VulturesThe Sea Vultures is a 1916 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Greta Almroth - Gabriele* John Ekman - Birger* Nils Elffors - Anton* Richard Lund - Arnold* Rasmus Rasmussen - Hornung* Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson - Mrs. Arnold...
(Havsgamar, Predators of the Sea) (1916) - She Triumphs (Hon segrade) (1916)
- Kiss of DeathKiss of Death (1916 film)Kiss of Death is a 1916 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Approximately 30 minutes of the film survives in the Cinémathèque Française film archive.-Cast:* Victor Sjöström - Överingenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel...
(Dödskyssen) (1916) - TherèseTherèseTherèse is a 1916 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Lili Bech - Therèse* Josua Bengtsson - Detective* Lars Hanson - Gerhard* Albin Lavén - Rell* Albert Ståhl - Donne* Robert Sterling - Ramb* Mathias Taube - Kembell...
(19161916 in filmThe year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
) - A Man There Was (Terje Vigen) (1917)
- The Lass from the Stormy CroftThe Lass from the Stormy CroftThe Lass from the Stormy Croft is a 1917 Swedish drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a 1913 novel by Selma Lagerlöf. It was the first in a series of successful Lagerlöf adaptions by Sjöström, made possible by a deal between Lagerlöf and A-B Svenska Biografteatern to adapt at least...
(Tösen från Stormyrtorpet, The Girl from the Marsh Croft, The Woman He Chose) (19171917 in filmThe year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
) - The Outlaw and His WifeThe Outlaw and His WifeThe Outlaw and His Wife is a 1918 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a play from 1911 by Jóhann Sigurjónsson. It tells the story of Eyvind of the Hills, an 18th century Icelandic outlaw....
(Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru, Eyvind of the Hills, Love: The Only Law, You and I) (19181918 in filmThe year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
) - Sons of IngmarSons of IngmarSons of Ingmar is a 1919 Swedish drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It is the first part of his adaption of Selma Lagerlöf's novel Jerusalem, originally published 1901-1902. It was followed by a second part, Karin, Daughter of Ingmar, the following year...
(Ingmarssönerna, Dawn of Love) (1919) - His Lordship's Last WillHis Lordship's Last WillHis Lordship's Last Will is a 1919 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Karl Mantzius - His Lordship* Carl Browallius - Wickberg* Greta Almroth - Blenda* Tyra Dørum - Mrs. Enberg* Georg Blickingberg - Toni...
(Hans nåds testamente, His Grace's Last Testament, His Grace's Will) (19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
) - The Monastery of SendomirThe Monastery of SendomirThe Monastery of Sendomir is a 1920 Swedish drama directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a 1828 short story by Franz Grillparzer. It has also been released in the UK as The Secret of the Monastery.-Plot:...
(Klostret i Sendomir, Secret of the Monastery) (1920) - Karin Daughter of IngmarKarin Daughter of IngmarKarin Daughter of Ingmar is a 1920 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It is the second part in Sjöström's large-scale adaption of Selma Lagerlöf's novel Jerusalem, following Sons of Ingmar from the year before, and depicting chapter three and four from the novel...
(Karin Ingmarsdotter, God's Way) (1920) - A Lover in PawnA Lover in PawnA Lover in Pawn is a 1920 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.-Cast:* Victor Sjöström - Sammel Eneman* Concordia Selander - Mutter Boman* Greta Almroth - Tora* Harald Schwenzen - Knut* Tor Weijden - Sailor...
(Mästerman) (19201920 in filmThe year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
) - The Phantom Carriage (Körkarlen, The Phantom Chariot, The Stroke of Midnight, Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness) (19211921 in film-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
) - Love's Crucible (Vem dömer, Mortal Clay) (1922)
- The Surrounded House (Det omringade huset, The House Surrounded) (19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
) - Fire on Board (Eld ombord, Jealousy, The Hell Ship) (19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) - Name the Man (1924)
- He Who Gets SlappedHe Who Gets SlappedHe Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 film starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, and John Gilbert. It was directed by Victor Sjöström. The film is based on the Russian play Тот, кто получает пощёчины by playwright Leonid Andreyev, which was published in 1914 and in English, as He Who Gets Slapped, in 1922...
(19241924 in film-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
) - Confessions of a QueenConfessions of a QueenConfessions of a Queen is a 1925 drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon a novel by Alphonse Daudet, Les Rois en Exil. Only an incomplete print of the film survives.-Plot:...
(1925) - The Tower of LiesThe Tower of LiesThe Tower of Lies is a 1925 drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon Selma Lagerlöf's novel The Emperor of Portugallia . Released one year after He Who Gets Slapped, the film marks the second collaboration between Sjöström, Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer. Also starring are William Haines,...
(19251925 in film-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
) - The Scarlet LetterThe Scarlet Letter (1926 film)The Scarlet Letter is a 1926 drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Louis B. Mayer was reluctant on using Miss Gish, fearing opposition from church groups. The film was announced as "It's a real 'A' picture", taking advantage of the 'A' for Adultery, and proved a box office success...
(19261926 in film-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
) - The Divine WomanThe Divine WomanThe Divine Woman is an American silent film directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Greta Garbo. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was Garbo's fifth Hollywood film. Only a single nine-minute reel is currently known to exist of this otherwise lost film...
(1928) - The Masks of the Devil (1928)
- The WindThe WindThe Wind is a 1928 American dramatic silent film directed by Victor Sjöström. The movie was adapted by Frances Marion from the novel The Wind written by Dorothy Scarborough. It features Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love, Dorothy Cumming, and others...
(19281928 in film-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
) - A Lady to Love (1930)
- Väter und Söhne (Das Geheimnis der Ehe) (19301930 in film-Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
) - Markurells of Wadköping (Markurells i Wadköping, Father and Son, Vater und Sohn) (19311931 in film-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:*Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM*Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul*Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ*Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
) - Under the Red RobeUnder the Red RobeUnder the Red Robe is an 1894 historical novel by Stanley J. Weyman, described as his best known book and greatest success. It is set in seventeenth-century France during the ascendency of Cardinal Richelieu, who appears as a character in the novel...
(19371937 in filmThe year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
)
As actor
- Terje Vigen (A Man There Was, 1917) as Terje Vigen
- Thomas Graals bästa barn (Thomas Graal's First Child 1918) as Thomas Graal
- Körkarlen (The Phantom Carriage, 1921) as David Holm
- Till glädjeTo Joy (film)To Joy is a 1950 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman about a young married couple who play together in a Swedish orchestra.-Cast:* Maj-Britt Nilsson as Marta Olsson* Stig Olin as Stig Eriksson* Birger Malmsten as Marcel* John Ekman as Mikael Bro...
(To Joy, 19501950 in filmThe year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush...
, directed by Ingmar Bergman), as professor Sönderby - SmultronställetWild Strawberries (film)Wild Strawberries is a 1957 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, about an old man recalling his past. The original Swedish title is Smultronstället, which literally means "the wild strawberry patch", but idiomatically means an underrated gem of a place...
(Wild Strawberries, 19571957 in filmThe year 1957 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue-Awards:...
, directed by Ingmar BergmanIngmar BergmanErnst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
), as professor Isak Borg