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Victor Sjöström (1879–1960)

Director | Actor | Writer

Victor Sjöström who was born on September 20, 1879, undisputedly is the father of Swedish film and ranks as one of the masters of world cinema. His influence lives on in the work of Ingmar Bergman and all those directors, both Swedish and international, influenced by his work and the works of directors whom he himself influenced... See full bio »

Born:

Victor David Sjöström
in Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

Died:

(age 80) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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1937 Under the Red Robe (as Victor Seastrom)
 
1931 Father and Son
 
1930 Väter und Söhne
 
1930 Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau
 
1930 A Lady to Love (as Victor Seastrom)
 
1928 The Masks of the Devil (as Victor Seastrom)
 
1928 The Wind (as Victor Seastrom)
 
1928 The Divine Woman (as Victor Seastrom)
 
1926 The Scarlet Letter (as Victor Seastrom)
 
1925 The Tower of Lies (as Victor Seastrom)
 
1925 Confessions of a Queen
 
1924 He Who Gets Slapped (as Victor Seastrom)
 
1924 Name the Man (as Victor Seastrom)
 
1923 The Hell Ship
 
1922 The House Surrounded
 
1922 Vem dömer
 
1921 The Phantom Carriage
 
1920 Mästerman
 
1920 Karin Ingmarsdotter
 
1920 Klostret i Sendomir
 
1919 Hans nåds testamente
 
1919 Ingmarssönerna
 
1918 You and I
 
1917 Girl from Stormy Croft
 
1917 A Man There Was
 
1916 Therèse
 
1916 Dödskyssen (short)
 
1916 Hon segrade
 
1916 Skepp som mötas
 
1915 Judaspengar
 
1915 I prövningens stund (short)
 
1915 Skomakare, bliv vid din läst
 
1915 The Governor's Daughters
 
1915 Det var i maj
 
1915 Sonad skuld
 
1915 En av de många
 
1915 The Vultures of the Coast (short)
 
1914 Hjärtan som mötas
 
1914 Högfjällets dotter
 
1914 Gatans barn
 
1914 Bra flicka reder sig själv
 
1914 Strejken
 
1914 Dömen icke
 
1914 Saints and Sorrows
 
1914 Kärlek starkare än hat eller skogsdotterns hemlighet
 
1913/I Miraklet
 
1913 Half Breed
 
1913 Ingeborg Holm
 
1913 Livets konflikter
 
1913 Blodets röst
 
1913 Lady Marions sommarflirt
 
1913 Löjen och tårar
 
1913 Äktenskapsbyrån
 
1912 Trädgårdsmästaren
 
1912 A Ruined Life
 
Show ShowActor (44 titles)
1957 Wild Strawberries
Dr. Isak Borg
 
1955 Männen i mörker
Gustaf Landberg
 
1952 Kärlek
Bishop
 
1952 Hård klang
Klaus Willenhart
 
1950 Kvartetten som sprängdes
Gustaf Borg
 
1950 To Joy
Sönderby
 
1949 Farlig vår
P. Bladh, antiques dealer
 
1948 I Am with You
Vicar
 
1947 Railroad Workers
Stora Ballong
 
1944 Kejsarn av Portugallien
Jan i Skrolycka
 
1943 Ordet
Knut Borg Sr.
 
1943 Det brinner en eld
Henrik Falkman
 
1941 Striden går vidare
Andreas Berg
 
1939 Mot nya tider
Hjalmar Branting
 
1939 Gubben kommer
Carl-Henrik de Grévy, 'Gubben'
 
1937 The Great John Ericsson
John Ericsson
 
1935 Walpurgis Night
Frederik Bergström, Editor
 
1934 The Girl of Solbakken
Sämund Granliden
 
1931 Father and Son
Markurell
 
1931 Brokiga blad
Sjöström, director (uncredited)
 
1923 The Hell Ship
Dick
 
1922 The House Surrounded
Captain Davies
 
1921 The Phantom Carriage
David Holm
 
1920 Mästerman
Sammel Eneman
 
1920 Karin Ingmarsdotter
Ingmar
 
1919 Ingmarssönerna
Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson
 
1918 Thomas Graals bästa barn
Thomas Graal
 
1918 You and I
Berg-Ejvind
 
1917 Thomas Graals bästa film
Thomas Graal
 
1917 A Man There Was
Terje Vigen
 
1916 Dödskyssen (short)
Òveringenjör Weyler/Ingenjör Lebel
 
1916 Hon segrade
Arthur Born
 
1915 I prövningens stund (short)
Sven Nilsson
 
1914 Högfjällets dotter
Doctor Karl Werner
 
1914 Strejken
Karl Bernsson/Gustav Bernsson
 
1914 För sin kärleks skull
Borgen
 
1913 Livets konflikter
Otto Berner
 
1913 Blodets röst
Daniel Barkner
 
1913 När kärleken dödar
Oscar Falck
 
1913 Vampyren (short)
Lt. Roberts
 
1913 Barnet (short)
Georg Mills
 
1912 The Springtime of Life (short)
Cyril Alm
 
1912 Saved in Mid-Air
Lieutenant von Mhlen
 
1912 Trädgårdsmästaren
The Gardener
 
Show ShowWriter (24 titles)
1924 He Who Gets Slapped (as Victor Seastrom / adaptation)
 
1923 The Hell Ship (writer)
 
1922 The House Surrounded
 
1922 Vem dömer
 
1921 The Phantom Carriage
 
1920 Karin Ingmarsdotter
 
1920 Klostret i Sendomir
 
1919 Hans nåds testamente (writer)
 
1919 Ingmarssönerna (writer)
 
1918 You and I (writer)
 
1917 Girl from Stormy Croft
 
1917 A Man There Was
 
1916 Dödskyssen (short) (book)
 
1916 Hon segrade
 
1915 Skomakare, bliv vid din läst
 
1915 The Governor's Daughters
 
1915 Det var i maj
 
1915 Sonad skuld
 
1915 En av de många
 
1914 Bra flicka reder sig själv
 
1914 Strejken
 
1913 Ingeborg Holm (writer)
 
1913 Blodets röst (writer)
 
1913 Äktenskapsbyrån (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
1946 Crisis (producer)
 
1944 Torment (producer)
 
1930 Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau (producer)
 
1930 A Lady to Love (producer - as Victor Seastrom)
 
1926 The Scarlet Letter (producer - uncredited)
 
1924 He Who Gets Slapped (producer - as Victor Seastrom)
 
Show ShowArt Department (5 titles)
1947 Railroad Workers (artistic advisor)
 
1947 Woman Without a Face (artistic consultant)
 
1947 Poor Little Sven (artistic advisor)
 
1945 Galgmannen (artistic advisor - uncredited)
 
1945 Mans kvinna (artistic advisor)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1949 Only a Mother (production manager)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1931 Father and Son (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1957 Bakomfilm smultronstället (documentary short)
Himself
 
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself - a Director (as Seastrom)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2009 Images from the Playground (documentary short)
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1986 Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

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Trivia:

His mother was the actress Sofia Elisabeth Hartman, born 7 May 1844 in Stockholm. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo