Victor Sjostrom

Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström — Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor (1879-1960)

Victor David Sjöström, also 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).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 9 films (1913–1937) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 10 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1913 Ingeborg Holm Georg Grönroos; Victor Sjöström; Aron Lindgren; Erik Lindholm; Nils Krok; Hilda Borgström
1916 A man there was Svenska Biografteatern ; directed by Victor Sjöström. 60 16mm B&W silent
1918 The Outlaw and His Wife Sam Ask; Jóhann Sigurjónsson; Victor Sjöström; Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson; Edith Erastoff; John Ekman
1919 His Grace's Last Testament Hjalmar Bergman; Victor Sjöström; Greta Almroth; Karl Mantzius; Carl Browallius; Tyra Dörum
1920 A Lover in Pawn Harald Schwenzen; Greta Almroth; Hjalmar Bergman; Concordia Selander; Victor Sjöström
1920 Karin Ingmarsdotter Harriet Bosse; Josua Bengtson; Bror Berger; Ester Julin; Selma Lagerlöf; Victor Sjöström; Nils Aréhn
1920 Secret of the Monastery Renée Björling; Franz Grillparzer; Richard Lund; Tora Teje; Tore Svennberg; Victor Sjöström
1925 CONFESSIONS OF A QUEEN. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1937 Under the Red Robe Victor Sjostrom