Victor Sjöström

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

50

Gender

Male

Birthday

1879-09-21

Day of death

1960-01-03 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

Victor Sjöström

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).

Known For

  • The Phantom Carriage

    The Phantom Carriage

  • Wild Strawberries

    Wild Strawberries

  • Sons of Ingmar

    Sons of Ingmar

  • A Man There Was

    A Man There Was

  • Love

    Love

  • Hård klang

    Hård klang

  • Gubben kommer

    Gubben kommer

  • Scattered Pages

    Scattered Pages

  • Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

  • To Joy

    To Joy

  • Synnöve Solbakken

    Synnöve Solbakken

  • The Hell Ship

    The Hell Ship

  • Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

    Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

  • Minns ni?

    Minns ni?

  • A Lover in Pawn

    A Lover in Pawn

  • Ordet

    Ordet

  • The Outlaw and His Wife

    The Outlaw and His Wife

  • Männen i mörker

    Männen i mörker

  • Thomas Graal's Best Child

    Thomas Graal's Best Child

  • The Fight Continues

    The Fight Continues

  • Högfjällets dotter

    Högfjällets dotter

  • The Emperor of Portugallia

    The Emperor of Portugallia

  • There's a Fire Burning

    There's a Fire Burning

  • The Quartet That Split Up

    The Quartet That Split Up

  • Father and Son

    Father and Son

  • The Voice of Passion

    The Voice of Passion

  • 1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

  • The Gardener

    The Gardener

  • Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

    Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

  • Mot nya tider

    Mot nya tider

  • Jag är med eder...

    Jag är med eder...

  • The Great John Ericsson

    The Great John Ericsson

  • Livets konflikter

    Livets konflikter

  • The Black Masks

    The Black Masks

  • Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

    Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • I prövningens stund

    I prövningens stund

  • Barnet

    Barnet

  • Hon segrade

    Hon segrade

  • Victor Sjöström - A Portrait

    Victor Sjöström - A Portrait

  • Vampire

    Vampire

  • Strejken

    Strejken

  • Walpurgis Night

    Walpurgis Night

  • Railroad Workers

    Railroad Workers

  • The Springtime of Life

    The Springtime of Life

  • The House Surrounded

    The House Surrounded

  • För sin kärleks skull

    För sin kärleks skull

  • Farlig vår

    Farlig vår

  • When Love Kills

    When Love Kills

  • Thomas Graal's Best Film

    Thomas Graal's Best Film