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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.
- (14K)
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Victor Sjöström
- 1922-06-04
Jul 16, 2013 · Directed by and Starring Victor Sjostrom, this 1921 Swedish film is a true classic of silent cinema. It's New Year's Eve and Salvation Army Sister Edit - on her deathbed - calls for David Holm ...
- 107 min
- 85.2K
- Stephen Pike
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...
- (16)
- Victor Sjöström
- Victor Sjöström
- Svensk Filmindustri
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
This pre-1925 film is now in the public domain.
- 108 min
- 122.9K
- Film Preservation Society
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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.
