Victor Sjöström

Director, Author, Actor - Sweden
Born September 20, 1879 in Silbodal, Värmland
Died January 3, 1960 in Stockholm

Mini-Biography:
Victor Sjöström was born on September 20, 1879 in Silbodal, Värmland. He was a Swedish Director, Author, Actor, known for Smultronstället (1957), Till Glädje (1950), Hets (1944), Victor Sjöström's first movie on record is from 1912. Victor Sjöström died on January 3, 1960 in Stockholm. His last motion picture on file dates from 1957.
Biographical Notes in German: Hervorragender schwedischer Schauspieler und Regisseur, zusammen mit Mauritz Stiller der künstlerische Begründer des klassischen schwedischen Kinos. Erst Theaterregisseur, 1912 zum Film, in den Jahren 1923 bis 1930 mit nur mässigem Erfolg in Hollywood tätig. Nach seinem ersten Tonfilm kehrt er nach Schweden zurück, dann im Film fast nur noch in Charakterrollen tätig.

"Als einer der prominentesten Regisseure des europäischen Stummfilms ging Victor Sjöström 1923 in die USA. Dort galten seine Filme als "zu deprimierend". Inzwischen zählt der 1879 geborene Regisseur, der seine Filmkarriere als Schauspieler im Ernst-Ahlbohm-Ensemble begann, zu den unumstrittenen Klassikern der internationalen Filmgeschichte. Neben Mauritz Stiller gilt er als der erste Meister des skandinavischen Lichtspiels. Durch diese beiden Heroen entwickelte sich der schwedische Film zu einer Kunstform und erhielt weltweit Anerkennung. Sein Regiedebüt gab Sjöström 1912, gut ein Jahr nach der Gründung einer eigenen Theatergruppe, und bereits ein weiteres Jahr später nahm ihn Charles Magnusson, der Gründer der schwedischen Produktionsgesellschaft AB Svenska Biografteatern, unter Vertrag. In dieser Zusammenarbeit entstand eine Reihe interessanter Filme, von denen viele im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört wurden. Die "Svensk Filmindustri" schickte Sjöström 1923, und später auch seinen Kollegen Stiller, auf eine "Erfahrungsreise" in die Vereinigten Staaten, wo er Gespür für den Geschäftssinn Hollywoods entwickeln sollte. Zwischen 1923 und 1930 drehte er unter dem amerikanisierten Namen Seastrom für MGM Filme wie "The Scarlett Letter" (1926), "The Wind" (1928) mit Lillian Gish und "The Divine Woman" (1927) mit Greta Garbo. Bei Cinéasten fand Sjöström mehr Anerkennung als bei seinem Publikum. Charlie Chaplin nannte ihn gar den "größten Regisseur der Welt". Mit seinem Anspruch, gleichermaßen unterhaltsame wie künstlerisch ambitionierte Filme zu drehen, gewann Sjöström den Respekt der größten Studiobosse wie Louis B. Mayer und Irving Thalberg. Schnell jedoch verblasste in den USA das Interesse an dem expressiven Stil der Sjöström-Filme und so kehrte er mit der Geburt des Tonfilms 1930 zurück in sein Heimatland. Er trat als Schauspieler am Theater und in zahlreichen Filmen anderer Regisseure auf - unvergessen ist seine letzte Rolle als Professor Isak Berg in Ingmar Bergmans überwältigendem Drama "Wilde Erdbeeren" (1957)." (arte Presse)

Victor Sjöström Filmography [Auszug]
1957: [] Smultronstället (Wild strawberries) (Cast: Prof. Borg), Directed by Ingmar Bergman, with Bibi Andersson, Björn Bjelvenstam, Gunnar Björnstrand,
1955: [] Männen i mörker (Cast: Gustaf Landberg), Directed by Arne Mattson,
1952: [/ /1] Kärlek (Amore) (Cast: Bischof), Directed by Gustaf Molander, with Sven Lindberg, Gunnel Lindblom, ,
1952: [] Härd klang (Cast: Klaus Willenhart), Directed by Arne Mattson,
1950: [/ /1] Till Glädje (To Joy) (Cast: Sönderby), Directed by Ingmar Bergman, with Margit Carlquist, John Ekman, Agda Helin,
1950: [] Kvartetten som sprängdes (Cast: Gustaf Borg), Directed by Gustaf Molander,
1949: [] Farlig var (Cast: P. Bladh), Directed by Arne Mattson,
1948: [] Jag är med Eder (Cast: Vikar), Directed by Gösta Stevens,
1947: [/ /1] Kvinna utan ansikte (Woman without a face) (Producer), Directed by Gustaf Molander, with Victor Andersson, Anita Björk, Georg Funkquist,
1947: [] Rallare (Cast: Stora Ballong), Directed by Arne Mattson,
1945: [/ /1] Kris (Crisis) (Producer), Directed by Ingmar Bergman, with Julia Caesar, Inga Landgré, Dagny Lind,
1944: [/ /1] Hets (Frenzy, Torment) (Producer), Directed by Alf Sjöberg, with Märta Arbin, Hugo Björne, Gunnar Björnstrand,
1944: [] Kejsaren av Portugallen (Cast: Jan i Skrolycka), Directed by Gustaf Molander,
1943: [/ /1] Ordet (The Word) (Cast: Knut Borg sr.), Directed by Gustaf Molander, with Gabriel Aw, Helga Brofeldt, Gunnar Ekwall,
1943: [/ /1] Det brinner en eld (There burns a flame) (Cast), Directed by Gustaf Molander, with Lauritz Falk, Gerd Hagman, Lars Hanson,
1941: [] Striden gar vidare (Cast: Andreas Berg), Directed by Gustaf Molander,
1939: [/ /1] Mot nya tider (Cast: Hjalmar Branting), Directed by Sigurd Wallén,
1939: [] Gubben kommer (Cast: Carl-Hendrik de Grévy), Directed by Per Lindberg,
1937: [] John Ericsson - Segraren vid Hampton Roads (John Ericsson - The Victory of Hampton Roads) (Cast: John Ericsson), Directed by Gustaf Edgren,
1937: [05/31] Under the Red Robe (Director), with Conrad Veidt, Annabella, Raymond Massey,
1935: [10.23] Valborgsmassoafton (Walpurgis Night) (Cast: Frederik Bergström, Editor), Directed by Gustaf Edgren, with Lars Hanson, Karin Kavli,
1934: [10.22] Synnöve Solbakken (The Girl of Solbakken) (Cast: Sämund Granliden), Directed by Tancred Ibsen, with Harald Aimarsen, Fritiof Billquist,
1931: [] Markurells i Wadköping (Director), with Brita Appelgren, Sture Baude, Pauline Brunius,
1931: [] Väter und Söhne (Director), with Rudolf Rittner,
1930: [] A Lady to Love (Director: AKA Victor Seastrom), with Vilma Banky, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Ames,
1930: [] Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau (Director), with Henry Armetta, Vilma Banky, William Bechtel,
1928: [11.23] The Wind (Director: AKA Victor Seastrom), with Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love,
1928: [11.17] The Masks of the Devil (Director: (AKA Victor Seastrom) ), with John Gilbert, Alma Rubens, Theodore Roberts,
1928: [01.14] The divine woman (Director), with Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Lowell Sherman,
1926: [/ /1] The scarlet letter (Director), with John Cowles, Mary Hawes, Fred Herzog,
1925: [/ /1] The Tower of Lies (Director), with Lon Chaney, William Haines, Ian Keith,
1925: [03/20] Confessions of a Queen (Director), with Alice Terry, Lewis Stone, John Bowers,
1924: [11.09] He who gets slapped (Director), with Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Tully Marshall,
1923: [01.15] Name the Man (Director), with Mae Busch, Conrad Nagel, Hobart Bosworth,
1922: [] Eld ombord (Director), with Thecla Ahlander, Josua Bengtsson, Julia Cederblad,
1922: [] Det omringade huset (Director), with Meggie Albanesi, Ivan Hedqvist, Matheson Lang,
1922: [01.01] Vem Dömer (Love's crucible, Mortal Clay) (Director), with Axel Esbensen, Jenny Hasselqvist, Ivan Hedqvist,
1921: [] Körkarlen (The Phantom Carriage, Thy soul shall bear witness, The Stroke of Midnight) (Director), with Astrid Holm, Concordia Selander,
1920: [/ /1] Karin Ingmarsdotter (God's Way, Karin, Daughter of Ingmar) (Director), with Carl Browallius, Nils Lundell, Bertil Malmstedt,
1920: [] Mästerman (A Lover in Pawn) (Director), with Greta Almroth, John Ekman,
1919: [] Klostret i Sendomir (The Monastery of Sendomir, The Secret of the Monastery) (Director), with Tore Svennberg, Tora Teje, Richard Lund,
1919: [] Hans nåds testamente (His Lordship's Last Will) (Director), with Karl Mantzius, Augusta Lindberg, ,
1919: [] Ingmarssönerna (Dawn of Love, Sons of Ingmar) (Scenario), with Harriet Bosse, Hildur Carlberg,
1918: [10.21] Thomas Graals Bästa Barn (Thomas Graal's First Child, Marriage a la Mode) (Cast: Thomas Graal), Directed by Mauritz Stiller, with Karin Molander, Josef Fischer,
1918: [01.01] Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru (You and I, Love - the Only Law, The Outlaw and his wife, Eyvind of the Hills) (Scenario), with Edith Erastoff, John Ekman,
1917: [09.10] Tösen från stormyrtorpet (The girl from the Marsh Croft, The Girl from Stormycroft, The Woman He Chose) (Director), with Greta Almroth, Lars Hanson, Karin Molander,
1917: [] Thomas Graals Bästa Film (Thomas Graal's Best Film, Wanted, a Film Actress) (Cast: Thomas Graal, Schriftsteller), Directed by Mauritz Stiller, with Karin Molander, Albin Lavén,
1916: [01.29] Terje Vigen (A Man there was) (Director), with August Falck, Edith Erastoff,
1916: [10.02] Therese (Director), with Lili Bech, Lars Hanson, Albin Lavén,
1916: [08.28] Dödskyssen (The Death Kiss) (Director), with Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson, Mathias Taube,
1916: [03.02] Hon segrade (She Triumphs) (Director), with Lili Bech, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson,
1915: [01.10] Skepp som mötas (The ships that meet) (Director), with August Warberg, Lili Bech, Egil Eide,
1915: [01.31] Havsgamar (The Sea Vultures) (Director), with Richard Lund, , Greta Almroth,
1915: [11.08] I prövingens stund (Director), with Greta Pfeil, Richard Lund,
1915: [09.13] Skomare, bliv vid din läst (Stick to Your Last, Shoemaker) (Director), with Stina Berg, Greta Almroth, August Warberg,
1915: [08.25] Landshövdingens döttrar (The Governor's Daughters) (Director), with Alfred Lundberg, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson, Lili Bech,
1915: [11.16] Judaspengar (The Price of Betrayal) (Director), with Egil Eide, John Ekman, ,
1915: [05.17] En sommarsaga (Director), with Richard Lund, Victor Lundberg, Bergliot Husberg,
1915: [02.15] Sonad skuld (Director), with Lili Bech, Gustaf Callmén, ,
1914: [02.01] En av de många (One of the Many) (Director), with Greta Almroth, Lili Bech, Gunnar Tolnæs,
1914: [11.30] Hjärtan som mötas (Hearts That Meet) (Director), with Alfred Lundberg, Karin Molander, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson,
1914: [11.16] Högfjällets dotter (Director), with Greta Almroth, John Ekman,
1914: [11.15] Strejken (Director), with John Ekman, Victor Arfvidson,
1914: [10.19] Gatans barn (Children of the Streets) (Director), with Lili Bech, Stina Berg, Sven Bergvall,
1914: [10.12] Bra flicka reder sig själv (Director), with Clara Wieth, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson, Alfred Lundberg,
1914: [08.31] Dömen icke (Director), with Nils Ahrén, Hilda Borgström, Greta Almroth,
1914: [/ /1] Prästen (The Clergyman, Saints and their sorrows) (Director), with Karin Alexandersson, Victor Arfvidson, Egil Eide,
1914: [02.06] För sin kärleks skull (Because of Her Love) (Cast: Borgen, kontorist), Directed by Mauritz Stiller, with Lili Bech, Egil Eide,
1914: [01.01] Kärlek starkare än hat eller skogsdotterns hemlighet (The Poacher) (Director), with John Ekman, Doris Nelson, Richard Lund,
1913: [12.01] Miraklet (The Miracle, Within the Gates) (Director), with , Clara Wieth, John Ekman,
1913: [11.05] Halvblod (Lifvets konflikter) (Director), with John Ekman, Karin Molander, William Larsson,
1913: [10.27] Ingeborg Holm (Give us this day, Margaret Day) (Director), with Hilda Borgström, Aron Lindgren, Eric Lindholm,
1913: [09.07] Blodets röst (The Voice of Passion) (Director), with , Greta Almroth,
1913: [09.03] Lady Marions Sommarflirt (Director), with Hilda Borgström, Victor Lundberg, Richard Lund,
1913: [] Logen och Tabar (Director), with Stina Berg, Hugo Björne, Eric Lindholm,
1913: [] Livets Konfliktern (Director), with Gösta Ekman, Ivar Käge, Richard Lund,
1913: [] När kärleken dödar (When Love Kills) (Cast: Oscar Falck), Directed by Mauritz Stiller, with Märta Hallden, Bergliot Husberg, Georg af Klercker,
1913: [] Vampyren (The Vampire) (Cast: Lt. Roberts), Directed by Mauritz Stiller, with Lili Bech, Nils Elffors, Agda Helin,
1913: [01.27] Äktenskapsbyrån (Marriage Bureau) (Scenario), with Victor Lundberg, Helfrid Lambert,
1913: [01.13] Barnet (Cast: Georg Mills, medicinare), Directed by Mauritz Stiller, with Lili Bech, Einar Fröberg,
1912: [12.16] I lifvets vår (The Springtime of Life) (Cast: Cyril Alm), Directed by Paul Garbagni, with Mauritz Stiller, Georg af Klercker,
1912: [10.17] Trädgårdsmästaren (The Broken Springrose, The Gardener) (Director), with Gösta Ekman, Lili Bech,
1912: [10.21] De Svarta Maskerna (Mustat naamiot eli Pirullinen mutta kaunis välittäjätär, De sorte Makser, Lindanserskan (Working title), The Black Masks, Saved in Mid-Air) (Cast: Lt. von Mühlen), Directed by Mauritz Stiller, with Lili Bech, Gunnel Holzhausen,
1912: [] Ett Hemligt Giftermal eller bekännelsen pa dödsbäden (Director), with Hilda Borgström, John Ekman, Einar Fröberg,
1912: [03.03] Löjen och tårar (Laughter and Tears) (Director), with Victor Lundberg, , Richard Lund,

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