Film Director

Victor Sjöström

Swedish film director, screenwriter and actor

1879 - 1960

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His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Sjöström is the 181st most popular film director (down from 151st in 2024), the 156th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 129th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Film Director.

Victor Sjöström is most famous for his silent films, including The Phantom Carriage and The Wind.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Victor Sjöström ranks 181 out of 2,041. Before him are Spike Lee, Alice Guy-Blaché, Robert Rodriguez, Andrei Konchalovsky, Jacques Demy, and Robert Wise. After him are Alan J. Pakula, Kathryn Bigelow, Ed Wood, Sean Baker, Joris Ivens, and Arthur Penn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Victor Sjöström ranks 38. Before him are Karl Bühler, Hans Lammers, E. M. Forster, Ali of Hejaz, Joseph Wirth, and Hans Hahn. After him are Wanda Landowska, Max Schreck, Fritz Haarmann, Bedřich Hrozný, Friedrich Adler, and Sarojini Naidu. Among people deceased in 1960, Victor Sjöström ranks 27. Before him are Ernst von Dohnányi, J. L. Austin, Ana Pauker, Clara Haskil, August Kopff, and Henri Guisan. After him are Héctor Castro, Inejiro Asanuma, Felix Kersten, Said Nursî, Friedrich Adler, and Soghomon Tehlirian.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Victor Sjöström ranks 156 out of NaN. Before him are Erland Josephson (1923), John I of Sweden (1201), Halsten Stenkilsson (1050), Alexander Roslin (1718), Salomon August Andrée (1854), and Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884). After him are Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), Claes Oldenburg (1929), Markus Persson (1979), Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916), and Johan August Arfwedson (1792).

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Among Film Directors In Sweden

Among film directors born in Sweden, Victor Sjöström ranks 3. Before him are Ingmar Bergman (1918), and Lasse Hallström (1946). After him are Roy Andersson (1943), Sven Nykvist (1922), Bo Widerberg (1930), Alf Sjöberg (1903), Jan Troell (1931), Vilgot Sjöman (1924), Olle Hellbom (1925), Johan Renck (1966), and Ruben Östlund (1974).

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