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The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Körkarlen (original title)

93 min  -  Drama | Fantasy | Horror   -  4 June 1922 (USA)
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It's New Year's Eve. Three drunkards evoke a legend. The legend tells that the last person to die in a year... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Victor Sjöström ...
Hilda Borgström Hilda Borgström ...
Tore Svennberg Tore Svennberg ...
Astrid Holm Astrid Holm ...
Concordia Selander Concordia Selander ...
Lisa Lundholm Lisa Lundholm ...
Tor Weijden Tor Weijden ...
Einar Axelsson Einar Axelsson ...
David's Brother
Olof Ås Olof Ås ...
Driver
Nils Aréhn Nils Aréhn ...
Prison Chaplain
Simon Lindstrand Simon Lindstrand ...
David's Companion
Nils Elffors Nils Elffors ...
David's Companion
Algot Gunnarsson Algot Gunnarsson ...
Worker
Hildur Lithman Hildur Lithman ...
Worker's wife
John Ekman John Ekman ...
Police constable
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Storyline

It's New Year's Eve. Three drunkards evoke a legend. The legend tells that the last person to die in a year, if he is a great sinner, will have to drive during the whole year the Phantom Chariot, the one that picks up the souls of the dead... David Holm, one of the three drunkards, dies at the last stroke of midnight... Written by Yepok  

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Plot Keywords:

Salvation | Fight | Cemetery | Alcoholic | Chariot  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish (intertitles)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Carruagem Fantasma See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Germany:  | Sweden: (16 fps) (2004 TV version)  | (original release) (18 fps)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Ingmar Bergman watched this film at the very least once every summer; either alone or in company of younger people. He also stated that this film, to him, was once "the film of all films", and that this film was a main influence on his own work. See more »

Quotes

David Holm: Forgive, forgive me.
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Connections

Referenced in Die Sprache der Schatten: Murnau - Die frühen Werke (2008) See more »