Victor David Sjöström (; 20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering

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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 ''The Phantom Carriage'' ( sv, Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel '' Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (''Körkarlen'') by Swedish author Selma Lag ...

'' (1921), ''

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'' (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

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's '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957).

Biography

Born in

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/ Silbodal, in the

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region of

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, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström, moved the family to

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. His mother died in 1886, he was seven years old. Sjöström returned to Sweden where he lived with relatives in Stockholm, beginning his acting career at 17 as a member of a touring theater company. Drawn from the stage to the fledgling motion picture industry, he made his first film in 1912 under the direction of

Mauritz Stiller Mauritz Stiller (born Moshe Stiller, 17 July 1883 – 18 November 1928) was a Swedish film director of Finnish Jewish origin, best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. Stiller had been a pioneer of the Swedish film ...

. Between 1912 and 1923, he directed another forty-one films in Sweden, some of which are now

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. Those surviving include '' The Sons of Ingmar'' (1919), ''

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar ''Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' ( sv, Karin Ingmarsdotter) is a 1920 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It is the second part in Sjöström's large-scale adaption of Selma Lagerlöf's novel ''Jerusalem'', following ''Sons of ...

'' (1920) and ''

'' (1921), all based on stories by the

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–winning novelist

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. Many of his films from the period are marked by subtle character portrayal, fine storytelling and evocative settings in which the Swedish landscape often plays a key psychological role. The naturalistic quality of his films was enhanced by his (then revolutionary) preference for on-location filming, especially in rural and village settings. He is also known as a pioneer of

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in narrative filmmaking. In 1923, Sjöström accepted an offer from

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to work in the

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. In Sweden, he had acted in his own films as well as in those for others, but in

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he devoted himself solely to directing. Using an anglicized name, Victor Seastrom, he made the drama film ''

Name the Man ''Name the Man'' is a surviving 1924 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Mae Busch. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures in association with Cosmopolitan Productions. Plot Arriving home late on ...

'' (1924) based on the

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novel, ''

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''. He directed stars of the day such as

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, John Gilbert,

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...

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, and

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in another eight films in America before his first

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in 1930. His 1926 film ''

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'', starring Lillian Gish as the adulterous Hester Prynne, allows Hester a certain voluptuousness; when she leaves the bare rooms of the town for a date with her lover in the verdant woods, she defiantly pulls off her scarlet letter A, takes off her cap as well, and we see her beautiful, rich head of hair. Uncomfortable with the modifications needed to direct

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s, Victor Sjöström returned to Sweden where he directed two more films before his final directing effort, an English-language drama filmed in the

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'' Under the Red Robe'' (1937). Over the following fifteen years, Sjöström returned to acting in the theatre, performed a variety of leading roles in more than a dozen films and was a company director of Svensk Film Industri. Aged 78, he gave his final acting performance, probably his best remembered, as the elderly professor Isak Borg in

's film '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957).

Personal life

Sjöström was married three times. His daughter was actress

Guje Lagerwall Guje Lagerwall, born ''Gun-Marie Sjöström'', (13 January 1918 – 8 January 2019) was a Swedish actress. Life Gun-Marie Sjöström was the daughter of film director and actor Victor Sjöström and actress Edith Erastoff-Sjöström. Lagerwall ...

(1918-2019). Victor Sjöström died in Stockholm at the age of 80, and he was

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in the

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(Northern cemetery).

Filmography

Director

* '' Ett hemligt giftermål'' (1912) * '' Trädgårdsmästaren'' (1912) * '' Marriage Bureau'' (''Äktenskapsbyrån'') (1913) * '' Laughter and Tears'' (''Löjen och tårar'') (1913) * '' Lady Marion's Summer Flirtation'' (''Lady Marions sommarflirt'') (1913) * '' The Voice of Passion'' (''Blodets röst'') (1913) * '' The Conflicts of Life'' (''Livets konflikter'') (1913) * ''

Ingeborg Holm ''Ingeborg Holm'' (''Margaret Day'') is a 1913 Swedish social drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a 1906 play by Nils Krok. It caused great debate in Sweden about social security, which led to changes in the poorhouse laws. It is ...

'' (''Margaret Day'') (1913) * '' Half Breed'' (''Halvblod'') (1913) * '' The Miracle'' (''Miraklet'', ''Within the Gates'') (1913) * ''The Poacher'' (''Kärlek starkare än hat eller skogsdotterns hemlighet'') (1914) * ''

The Clergyman ''The Clergyman'' ( sv, Prästen) is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Cast * Carl Borin * Egil Eide as Priest * Justus Hagman as Older Priest * William Larsson as Clara's Father * Richard Lund as Estate Owner * ...

'' (''Prästen'', ''Saints and Their Sorrows'', ''The Parson'') (1914) * '' Judge Not'' (''Dömen icke'') (1914) * ''

The Strike ''The Strike'' (also known as ''Strike!'', although this is more properly the title of the fictitious Hollywood movie featured in the episode) is one of the short comedy films – written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, and directed by Ric ...

'' (''Strejken'') (1914) * '' A Good Girl Keeps Herself in Good Order'' (''Bra flicka reder sig själv'') (1914) * ''

Children of the Streets ''Children of the Streets'' ( sv, Gatans barn) is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Cast * Lili Bech as Jenny * Emil Bergendorff * Stina Berg as Guest * Sven Bergvall as Young Journalist * Gustaf Callmén * Jo ...

'' (''Gatans barn'') (1914) * ''

Daughter of the Peaks ''Daughter of the Peaks'' ( sv, Högfjällets dotter) is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Cast * Greta Almroth as Waina * Lili Bech as Nurse * John Ekman as Nordman * Arvid Englind as Werner's Friend * William ...

'' (''Högfjällets dotter'') (1914) * ''

Hearts That Meet ''Hearts That Meet'' ( sv, Hjärtan som mötas) is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Cast * Greta Almroth - Albert's Sister * John Ekman * Alfred Lundberg - Eberling * Richard Lund Richard Lund (9 July 1885 & ...

'' (''Hjärtan som mötas'') (1914) * ''One of the Many'' (''En av de många'') (1915) * ''

Guilt Redeemed ''Guilt Redeemed'' ( sv, Sonad skuld) is a 1915 Swedish silent film, silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Cast * Lili Bech as Margaret Stensson * Gustaf Callmén as Hennis far, hemmansägare * Carlo Wieth as Hennis bror * John Ekman ...

'' (''Sonad skuld'') (1915) * ''Det var i maj'' (1915) * ''The Governor's Daughters'' (''Landshövdingens döttrar'', ''Det var i maj'') (1915) * ''Stick to Your Last, Shoemaker'' (''Skomakare, bliv vid din läst'') (1915) * ''

In the Hour of Trial ''In the Hour of Trial'' ( sv, I prövningens stund) is a 1915 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Cast * Kotti Chave as Hogardt's Son (age 4) * Richard Lund as Hogardt * Greta Pfeil as Mrs. Nilsson * Victor Sjöström ...

'' (''I prövningens stund'') (1915) * ''

The Price of Betrayal ''The Price of Betrayal'' ( sv, Judaspengar) is a 1915 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. The film was considered lost until a nearly complete copy was located in 2017. Cast * Gabriel Alw * Stina Berg * Egil Eide as Blom ...

'' (''Judaspengar'') (1915) * '' The Ships That Meet'' (''Skepp som mötas'') (1916) * ''

The Sea Vultures ''The Sea Vultures'' ( sv, Havsgamar and also known as ''Predators of the Sea'') is a 1916 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Filmed on the island of Landsort, the plot entails smuggling. The film starred Richard Lund, Gre ...

'' (''Havsgamar'', ''Predators of the Sea'') (1916) * ''She Triumphs'' (''Hon segrade'') (1916) * ''

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'' (''Dödskyssen'') (1916) * '' Therèse'' (1916) * ''

A Man There Was ''A Man There Was'' ( sv, Terje Vigen) is a 1917 Swedish drama directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a poem of the same title by Henrik Ibsen. With a budget of SEK 60,000, it was the most expensive Swedish film made up to that point, marking ...

'' (''Terje Vigen'') (1917) * '' The Lass from the Stormy Croft'' (''Tösen från Stormyrtorpet'', ''The Girl from the Marsh Croft'', ''The Woman He Chose'') (1917) * ''

The Outlaw and His Wife ''The Outlaw and His Wife'' ( sv, Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru) is a 1918 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a play from 1911 by Jóhann Sigurjónsson. It tells the story of Eyvind of the Hills, an 18th-century Icelandic o ...

'' (''Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru'', ''Eyvind of the Hills'', ''Love: The Only Law'', ''You and I'') (1918) * ''

Sons of Ingmar ''Sons of Ingmar'' ( sv, Ingmarssönerna), also released in the United Kingdom under the title ''Dawn of Love'',His Lordship's Last Will ''His Lordship's Last Will'' ( sv, Hans nåds testamente and also known as ''His Grace's Last Testament'') is a 1919 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Cast * Karl Mantzius - His Lordship * Carl Browallius - Wickberg * G ...

'' (''Hans nåds testamente'', ''His Grace's Last Testament'', ''His Grace's Will'') (1919) * ''

The Monastery of Sendomir ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' ( sv, Klostret i Sendomir) is a 1920 Swedish drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on an 1828 short story by Franz Grillparzer. It has also been released in the UK as ''The Secret of the Monastery''. A G ...

'' (''Klostret i Sendomir'', ''Secret of the Monastery'') (1920) * '' Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (''Karin Ingmarsdotter'', ''God's Way'') (1920) * '' A Lover in Pawn'' (''Mästerman'') (1920) * ''

'' (''Körkarlen'', ''The Phantom Chariot'', ''The Stroke of Midnight'', ''Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness'') (1921) * ''Love's Crucible'' (''Vem dömer, Mortal Clay'') (1922) * ''The Surrounded House'' (''Det omringade huset'', ''The House Surrounded'') (1922) * '' Fire on Board'' (''Eld ombord'', ''Jealousy'', ''The Hell Ship'') (1923) * ''

'' (1924) * ''

Confessions of a Queen ''Confessions of a Queen'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon a novel by Alphonse Daudet, ''Les Rois en Exil''. Only an incomplete print of the film survives.The Tower of Lies ''The Tower of Lies'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It was written by Agnes Christine Johnston and Max Marcin, based upon Selma Lagerlöf's 1914 novel '' The Emperor of Portugallia'' (MGM actually purchased ...

'' (1925) * ''

'' (1926) * ''

The Divine Woman ''The Divine Woman'' (1928) is an American silent film directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Greta Garbo. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Only a single nine-minute reel and an additional 45-second excerpt are currently k ...

'' (1928) * '' The Masks of the Devil'' (1928) * '' The Wind'' (1928) * ''

A Lady to Love ''A Lady to Love'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Sjöström and written by Sidney Howard. It stars Vilma Bánky, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Ames, Richard Carle and Lloyd Ingraham. The film was released on February ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * (''Markurells i Wadköping'', ''Father and Son'', ''Vater und Sohn'') (1931) * '' Under the Red Robe'' (1937)

Actor

* ''De svarta maskerna'' (1912) as Lieutenant von Mühlen * ''I lifvets vår'' (1912) as Cyril Alm * '' The Voice of Passion'' (1913) as Daniel Barkner * '' The Conflicts of Life'' (1913) as Otto Berner * ''För sin kärleks skull'' (1914) as Borgen * ''

'' (1914) as Karl Bernsson / Gustav Bernsson * ''

'' (1916) as Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel * ''

Terje Vigen ''Terje Vigen'' is a poem written by Henrik Ibsen, published in 1862. Much of the story and setting is from the area around the town of Grimstad in southern Norway where Ibsen lived for a few years in his youth. It describes the dramatic saga of ...

'' (''A Man There Was'', 1917) as Terje Vigen * '' Thomas Graals bästa barn'' (''Thomas Graal's First Child'' 1917) as Thomas Graal * ''

'' (1918) as Outlaw / Kári * ''Thomas Graals bästa barn'' (1918) as Thomas Graal * ''

Sons of Ingmar ''Sons of Ingmar'' ( sv, Ingmarssönerna), also released in the United Kingdom under the title ''Dawn of Love'',Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920) as Ingmar * '' A Lover in Pawn'' (1920) as Sammel Eneman * '' Körkarlen'' (''The Phantom Carriage'', 1921) as David Holm * ''Det omringade huset'' (1922) as Captain Davies * ''Eld ombord'' (1923) as Dick * ''

Colourful Pages ''Colourful Pages'' (Swedish: ''Brokiga blad'') is a 1931 Swedish musical comedy film directed by Edvin Adolphson, Valdemar Dalquist and starring Adolphson, Lili Ziedner, Gösta Ekman and Dagmar Ebbesen. It has described as the first Swedish rev ...

'' (1931) as Sjöström, director (uncredited) * ''Markurells i Wadköping'' (1931) as Markurell * '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1934) as Sämund - Sæmund * ''

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'' (1935) as Frederik Bergström, Editor * ''

John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads ''John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads'' (Swedish: ''John Ericsson - segraren vid Hampton Roads'') is a 1937 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Victor Sjöström, Märta Ekström and Anders Henrikson.Wallengren ...

'' (1937) as John Ericsson * ''Gubben kommer'' (1939) as Carl-Henrik de Grévy, 'Gubben' * ''

Mot nya tider ''Mot nya tider'' (Toward New Times) is a Swedish film from 1939 directed by Sigurd Wallén. It portrays the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden. The film was shot from February to May 1939 at Sandrew Studios ( sv, Sandrewateljé ...

'' (1939) as Hjalmar Branting * ''

The Fight Continues ''The Fight Continues'' (Swedish: ''Striden går vidare'') is a 1941 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Victor Sjöström, Renée Björling and Anne-Margrethe Björlin.Larsson & Marklund p.116 The film's art direction was ...

'' (1941) as Andreas Berg * ''

There's a Fire Burning ''There's a Fire Burning'' (Swedish: ''Det brinner en eld'') is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Inga Tidblad, Lars Hanson and Victor Sjöström. It was made at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's se ...

'' (1943) as Henrik Falkman * '' The Word'' (1943) as Knut Borg Sr. * ''

The Emperor of Portugallia ''The Emperor of Portugallia'' (Swedish: ''Kejsarn av Portugallien'') is a novel by Nobel-laureate Selma Lagerlöf, published in 1914 with drawings by Albert Engström. Lagerlöf called it a "Swedish King Lear". The novel was a success with cr ...

'' (1944) as Jan i Skrolycka * ''

Rail Workers ''Rail Workers'' (Swedish: ''Rallare'') is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Victor Sjöström, John Elfström and Gunnel Broström.McIlroy p.71 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets wer ...

'' (1947) as Stora Ballong * '' I Am with You'' (1948) as Vicar * ''

Dangerous Spring ''Dangerous Spring'' (Swedish: ''Farlig vår'') is a 1949 Swedish crime drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Karl-Arne Holmsten, Birger Malmsten and Jan Molander.Qvist & Von Bagh p.112 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm ...

'' (1949) as P. Bladh, antiques dealer * '' Till glädje'' (''To Joy'', 1950, directed by Ingmar Bergman) as professor Sönderby * '' The Quartet That Split Up'' (1950) as Gustaf Borg * ''

The Clang of the Pick ''The Clang of the Pick'' (Swedish: ''Hård klang'') is a 1952 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Victor Sjöström, Edvin Adolphson and Margit Carlqvist.Sundholm p.294 It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios of Nordisk Tone ...

'' (1952) as Klaus Willenhart * ''

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'' (1952) as Bishop * ''

Men in the Dark ''Men in the Dark'' (Swedish: ''Männen i mörker'') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Elof Ahrle, Sigge Fürst and Sven Lindberg.Qvist & Von Bagh p.134 It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios of Nordisk Tonefil ...

'' (1955) as Gustaf Landberg * '' Smultronstället'' (''Wild Strawberries'', 1957, directed by

) as Dr. Eberhard Isak Borg (final film role)

References

External links

* * * *
Victor Sjöström
at Virtual History
"Victor Sjostrom and Mauritz Stiller" UC Santa Barbara Research Paper (2005) by Maximilian Schmige
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