Victor Sjöström

    Victor Sjöström

    September 21, 1879 (145 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

    Wild StrawberriesWild Strawberries
    The Phantom CarriageThe Phantom Carriage
    A Man There WasA Man There Was
    To JoyTo Joy
    The Outlaw and His WifeThe Outlaw and His Wife

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