Victor Sjöström
Directing
- Born
- September 21, 1879 · Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden
- Died
- January 3, 1960 (age 80)
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
January 1, 1921
The Wind
September 15, 1928
He Who Gets Slapped
December 22, 1924
Crisis
February 25, 1946
Torment
October 2, 1944
A Man There Was
January 29, 1917
The Outlaw and His Wife
January 1, 1918
Ingeborg Holm
October 27, 1913
The Scarlet Letter
January 8, 1927
The Gardener
October 16, 1912
The Monastery of Sendomir
January 1, 1920
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
September 9, 1917
Behind the camera57
- 1946Crisis Producer
- 1944Torment Producer
- 1937Under the Red Robe Director
- 1931Father and Son Editor, Director
- 1930Father and Son Director
- 1930Every Woman's Longing Director
- 1930A Lady to Love Director, Producer
- 1928The Masks of the Devil Director
- 1928The Wind Director
- 1928The Divine Woman Director