The Phantom Carriage

1921 · directed by Victor Sjöström

Rating

87/100

Hit

yes

An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.

The Phantom Carriage (1921), directed by Victor Sjöström, rates 87/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Victor Sjöström
• Hilda Borgström
• Tore Svennberg
• Astrid Holm
• Concordia Selander
• Lisa Lundholm
• Tor Weijden
• Einar Axelsson
• Olof Ås
• Nils Aréhn

Crew

• Julius Jaenzon — Director of Photography
• Victor Sjöström — Writer

More from Victor Sjöström

1. The Wind (1928) — 86/100 · hit
2. The Outlaw and His Wife (1918) — 83/100 · hit
3. He Who Gets Slapped (1924) — 76/100
4. A Man There Was (1917) — 72/100
5. Ingeborg Holm (1913) — 69/100

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