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

  • Railroad Workers

    Railroad Workers

  • Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

    Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

  • Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

    Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

  • A Man There Was

    A Man There Was

  • Strejken

    Strejken

  • A Lover in Pawn

    A Lover in Pawn

  • Vampire

    Vampire

  • Striden går vidare

    Striden går vidare

  • Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

  • The Emperor of Portugallia

    The Emperor of Portugallia

  • The Hell Ship

    The Hell Ship

  • Farlig vår

    Farlig vår

  • The Outlaw and His Wife

    The Outlaw and His Wife

  • Thomas Graal's Best Child

    Thomas Graal's Best Child

  • Sons of Ingmar

    Sons of Ingmar

  • 1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

  • Jag är med eder...

    Jag är med eder...

  • Männen i mörker

    Männen i mörker

  • The Black Masks

    The Black Masks

  • Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

    Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

  • Gubben kommer

    Gubben kommer

  • Hård klang

    Hård klang

  • Mot nya tider

    Mot nya tider

  • Scattered Pages

    Scattered Pages

  • To Joy

    To Joy

  • Kärlek

    Kärlek

  • There's a Fire Burning

    There's a Fire Burning

  • Synnöve Solbakken

    Synnöve Solbakken

  • Father and Son

    Father and Son

  • Högfjällets dotter

    Högfjällets dotter

  • The Voice of Passion

    The Voice of Passion

  • Walpurgis Night

    Walpurgis Night

  • Ordet

    Ordet

  • Kvartetten som sprängdes

    Kvartetten som sprängdes

  • The Gardener

    The Gardener

  • Minns ni?

    Minns ni?

  • I prövningens stund

    I prövningens stund

  • The Great John Ericsson

    The Great John Ericsson

  • Livets konflikter

    Livets konflikter

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • Hon segrade

    Hon segrade

  • Barnet

    Barnet

  • Victor Sjöström - A Portrait

    Victor Sjöström - A Portrait

  • When Love Kills

    When Love Kills

  • The Springtime of Life

    The Springtime of Life

  • För sin kärleks skull

    För sin kärleks skull

  • The House Surrounded

    The House Surrounded

  • Thomas Graal's Best Film

    Thomas Graal's Best Film