Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström

Known for
Directing
Born
September 21, 1879
Died
January 3, 1960 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

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

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Filmography

1937
Under the Red Robe poster

Under the Red Robe

Movie · Director

1931
Father and Son poster

Father and Son

Movie · Director

1930
A Lady to Love poster

A Lady to Love

Movie · Director

1930
Father and Son poster

Father and Son

Movie · Director

1930
Every Woman's Longing poster

Every Woman's Longing

Movie · Director

1928
The Wind poster

The Wind

Movie · Director

1928
The Divine Woman poster

The Divine Woman

Movie · Director

1928
The Masks of the Devil poster

The Masks of the Devil

Movie · Director

1927
The Scarlet Letter poster

The Scarlet Letter

Movie · Director

1925
The Tower of Lies poster

The Tower of Lies

Movie · Director

1925
Confessions of a Queen poster

Confessions of a Queen

Movie · Director

1924
He Who Gets Slapped poster

He Who Gets Slapped

Movie · Director

1924
Name the Man poster

Name the Man

Movie · Director

1923
The Hell Ship poster

The Hell Ship

Movie · Director

1922
Love's Crucible poster

Love's Crucible

Movie · Director

1922
The House Surrounded poster

The House Surrounded

Movie · Director

1921
The Phantom Carriage poster

The Phantom Carriage

Movie · Director

1920
Karin, Daughter of Ingmar poster

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

Movie · Director

1920
A Lover in Pawn poster

A Lover in Pawn

Movie · Director

1920
The Monastery of Sendomir poster

The Monastery of Sendomir

Movie · Director

1919
Sons of Ingmar poster

Sons of Ingmar

Movie · Director

1919
His Grace’s Will poster

His Grace’s Will

Movie · Director

1918
The Outlaw and His Wife poster

The Outlaw and His Wife

Movie · Director

1917
A Man There Was poster

A Man There Was

Movie · Director

1917
The Girl from the Marsh Croft poster

The Girl from the Marsh Croft

Movie · Director

1916
Kiss of Death poster

Kiss of Death

Movie · Director

1916
The Sea Vultures poster

The Sea Vultures

Movie · Director

1916
She Won

She Won

Movie · Director

1916
Ships That Meet

Ships That Meet

Movie · Director

1916
Therèse

Therèse

Movie · Director

1915
Cobbler Stick to Your Last

Cobbler Stick to Your Last

Movie · Director

1915
It Was in May

It Was in May

Movie · Director

1915
In Time of Trial

In Time of Trial

Movie · Director

1915
The Price of Betrayal poster

The Price of Betrayal

Movie · Director

1915
Guilt Redeemed

Guilt Redeemed

Movie · Director

1915
The Governor's Daughters poster

The Governor's Daughters

Movie · Director

1915
The Strike poster

The Strike

Movie · Director

1915
One of the Many poster

One of the Many

Movie · Director

1914
Saints and Sorrows poster

Saints and Sorrows

Movie · Director

1914
A Good Girl Fends for Herself poster

A Good Girl Fends for Herself

Movie · Director

1914
Hearts That Meet poster

Hearts That Meet

Movie · Director

1914
Love Stronger than Hate or The Secret of the Daughter of the Forest

Love Stronger than Hate or The Secret of the Daughter of the Forest

Movie · Director

1914
Children of the Streets poster

Children of the Streets

Movie · Director

1914
Judge Not poster

Judge Not

Movie · Director

1914
Daughter of the Highlands poster

Daughter of the Highlands

Movie · Director

1914
Halfbreed poster

Halfbreed

Movie · Director

1913
Ingeborg Holm poster

Ingeborg Holm

Movie · Director

1913
The Marriage Bureau

The Marriage Bureau

Movie · Director

1913
Lady Marion’s Summer Flirtation

Lady Marion’s Summer Flirtation

Movie · Director

1913
Life’s Conflicts

Life’s Conflicts

Movie · Director

1913
Smiles and Tears

Smiles and Tears

Movie · Director

1913
The Voice of Passion poster

The Voice of Passion

Movie · Director

1913
The Miracle

The Miracle

Movie · Director

1912
The Gardener poster

The Gardener

Movie · Director

1912
A Secret Marriage or The Deathbed Confession poster

A Secret Marriage or The Deathbed Confession

Movie · Director