Poster or still for The Phantom Carriage

Film 1921 1h 46m

The Phantom Carriage

Körkarlen

  • silent film
  • drama film
  • horror film
  • fantasy film

1921 film by Victor Sjöström

The Phantom Carriage 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. In the film, Sjöström plays a drunkard named David Holm who, on the night of New Year's Eve, is compelled by the ghostly driver of Death's carriage to reflect on his past mistakes. Alongside Sjöström, the film's cast includes Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, and Astrid Holm.

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Released
1921
Country
Sweden
Studio
SF Studios