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Victor Sjöström

Sep 21, 1879 - Jan 03, 1960 (80 years old) in Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

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

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Wild Strawberries
Professor Isak Borg
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The Phantom Carriage
David Holm
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Minns ni?
(archive footage)
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1925 Studio Tour
Self
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The Outlaw and His Wife
Outlaw / Kári
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Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
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To Joy
Sönderby
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Walpurgis Night
Frederik Bergström
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Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Self (archive footage)
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Hård klang
Klaus Willenhart

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