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The Phantom Carriage (Swedish: 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 Lagerlöf.
The Phantom Carriage: Directed by Victor Sjöström. With Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm. On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Victor Sjöström
- 1922-06-04
The Phantom Carriage. The last person to die on New Year’s Eve before the clock strikes twelve is doomed to take the reins of Death’s chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
- David Holm
Swedish director Victor Sjöström's Swedish silent horror drama fantasy film The Phantom Carriage (1921) is an old masterpiece of eerie imagery, moving storytelling, and haunting...
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- Victor Sjöström
- Victor Sjöström
- Svensk Filmindustri
The Phantom Carriage, and Lagerlöf’s novella, is based on a folktale in which the last person to die on New Year’s Eve is doomed to take the reins of death’s cart, a cart with which they must collect the souls of the newly departed over the course of the following year.
On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.
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May 17, 2022 · The story, based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlöf, concerns an alcoholic, abusive ne’er-do-well (Sjöström himself) who is shown the error of his ways, and the pure-of-heart Salvation Army sister who believes in his redemption.
