Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström

Victor David Sjöström (September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), sometimes known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the silent era; his best known films include The Phantom Carriage (1921), He Who Gets Slapped (1924), and The Wind (1928). Sjöström was Sweden's most prominent director in the "Golden Age of Silent Film" in Europe. Later in life, he played the leading role in Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957).

  • Title: Victor Sjöström
  • Popularity: 2.426
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1879-09-21
  • Place of Birth: Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden
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  • Also Known As: Victor Seastrom, Victor Sjostrom, 빅토르 쉬오스트롬, Виктор Шёстрём, 빅토르 셰스트룀, 빅터 쇠스트롬
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Victor Sjöström Movies

  • 1957
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    Wild Strawberries

    Wild Strawberries

    8.1 1957 HD

    Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to...

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  • 1993
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    Minns ni?

    Minns ni?

    1 1993 HD

    A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 films.

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  • 1950
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    To Joy

    To Joy

    6.905 1950 HD

    After learning that his wife has been killed in an accident, a violinist looks back on their relationship.

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  • 1918
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    The Outlaw and His Wife

    The Outlaw and His Wife

    7.2 1918 HD

    A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm. Halla and the stranger fall in love, but when he is revealed as Eyvind, an escaped thief forced into...

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  • 1918
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    Thomas Graal's Best Child

    Thomas Graal's Best Child

    5.4 1918 HD

    Frau Bessie, once a madcap, aristocratic and modern Swedish fraulein, has become now a whimsical and conservative Swedish burgess after her marriage...

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  • 1935
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    Walpurgis Night

    Walpurgis Night

    5.1 1935 HD

    Lena Bergström works in an office and is unhappily in love with her boss, Johan Borg. She decides to quit. Borg's wife won't have any children,...

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  • 1921
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    The Phantom Carriage

    The Phantom Carriage

    7.8 1921 HD

    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...

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  • 1917
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    A Man There Was

    A Man There Was

    7 1917 HD

    Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself...

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  • 1912
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    The Gardener

    The Gardener

    5.7 1912 HD

    A gardener's son has fallen in love with the daughter of one of the workers at the nursery, and the two are married. The gardener then kicks his...

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  • 1916
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    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    6.1 1916 HD

    After the respectable Dr. Monro was found dead, the housekeeper and two engineers testify in court. A case of commercial delinquency and bribery is...

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  • 1949
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    Farlig vår

    Farlig vår

    4.8 1949 HD

    A young prostitute, Gullan Svan, is murdered one night. The police suspects that the murderer is a student, since she had a lot of students as...

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  • 1943
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    Ordet

    Ordet

    6.9 1943 HD

    Swedish film of the Kaj Munk play that was made into a far more famous film by Carl Dreyer in Denmark twelve years later.

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  • 1920
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    A Lover in Pawn

    A Lover in Pawn

    6.3 1920 HD

    About loaner Master Samuel, based on a writings by Hjalmar Bergman

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  • 1917
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    Thomas Graal's Best Film

    Thomas Graal's Best Film

    5.9 1917 HD

    Thomas Graal's a screenwriter, is very fond of his secretary Bessie. Overtaken by a kiss by Thomas she runs away. In his misfortune Thomas writes a...

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  • 1995
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    Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

    1 1995 HD

    A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film...

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  • 1939
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    Mot nya tider

    Mot nya tider

    1 1939 HD

    A Swedish drama from 1939 about the social and political developments in Sweden from 1885 until the dissolution of the union in 1905. The year is...

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  • 1931
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    Father and Son

    Father and Son

    6 1931 HD

    About the wealthy Mr Markurell and his son, Johan, who is closing in on his graduation, and their life in the city of Wadköping. Swedish...

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  • 1923
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    The Hell Ship

    The Hell Ship

    6.1 1923 HD

    A naval adventure that focuses on the rivalry among the crew, particularly the indignation wrought by the behavior of inplacable Captain Steen. Dick,...

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  • 1919
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    Sons of Ingmar

    Sons of Ingmar

    6.6 1919 HD

    Part one of an ambitious screen adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's book Jerusalem.

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  • 1920
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    Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

    Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

    5.6 1920 HD

    Karin Daughter of Ingmar is a 1920 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It is the second part in Sjöström's...

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  • 1939
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    Gubben kommer

    Gubben kommer

    1 1939 HD

    The old man, Carl-Henrik de Grévy, left his family many years ago, when the stock market collapsed. His sister Louise believes that he is dead...

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  • 1937
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    The Great John Ericsson

    The Great John Ericsson

    1 1937 HD

    In 1803 the Swedish inventor John Ericsson is born. After a military career he went to England and became one of the first builders of locomotives....

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  • 1948
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    Jag är med eder...

    Jag är med eder...

    1 1948 HD

    Together with his wife Carin and their little son Lasse, Helge Tellberg is in the position of leaving Sweden to become a missionary in Rhodesia.

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  • 1952
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    Kärlek

    Kärlek

    1 1952 HD

    A new young priest begins his duty on a small island. He assumes that the service should not be to demanding, so that he will be able to finish his...

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  • 1931
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    Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

    Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

    1 1931 HD

    Snippets of Greta Garbo movies interspersed with provincial gigs of girls resembling Garbo. The film begins with one of the aspirants reading an...

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  • 1916
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    Hon segrade

    Hon segrade

    1 1916 HD

    Doctor Arthur Born tries to produce a cure for the plague.

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  • 1915
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    I prövningens stund

    I prövningens stund

    1 1915 HD

    Sven Nilsson has a wife and a little child. One day the child gets very sick and Sven has to find a doctor.

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  • 1913
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    Livets konflikter

    Livets konflikter

    1 1913 HD

    The old friends Otto Berner and Charles Von Barton stands on separate sides in a political conflict.

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  • 1913
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    Barnet

    Barnet

    1 1913 HD

    Mary and Georg love each other, but he is rejected by Mary's father who has suffered insecurity and sees his rescue in marrying Mary with the rich...

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  • 1914
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    För sin kärleks skull

    För sin kärleks skull

    1 1914 HD

    The stock broker Franz Von Bierman has been speculating on the stock market and lost a lot of money.

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  • 1931
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    Scattered Pages

    Scattered Pages

    1 1931 HD

    Vera Nilsson is friendly with the poor neighbor boy Håkan, this is not seen kindly by Vera's father Nils.

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  • 1944
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    The Emperor of Portugallia

    The Emperor of Portugallia

    6.3 1944 HD

    The poor farmer Jan is getting very old when he becomes father to the girl, Klara Gulla. First, he sees the child as a burden, but when he receives...

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  • 1912
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    The Springtime of Life

    The Springtime of Life

    4.3 1912 HD

    A motherless child has a tumultuous existence, but she eventually becomes a famous international opera singer. Past and present meet when she...

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  • 1986
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    Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

    Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

    8 1986 HD

    Two part biography of Greta Garbo - 1. The Temptress 2. The Clown. Reminiscences of her early life in Stockholm, with excerpts from her films....

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  • 1943
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    There Burns a Fire

    There Burns a Fire

    1 1943 HD

    An allegory of Germany's WWII occupation of Norway. Members of a theater ensemble join the resistance.

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  • 1941
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    Striden går vidare

    Striden går vidare

    1 1941 HD

    Georg Hammar works at the General Hospital and is engaged to the famous professor Berg's daughter Inga. But he is also drawn to the nurse Maria.

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  • 1934
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    Synnöve Solbakken

    Synnöve Solbakken

    1 1934 HD

    Swedish version of Norwegian National Author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's novel.

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  • 1981
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    Victor Sjöström - A Portrait

    Victor Sjöström - A Portrait

    5.2 1981 HD

    Documentary of the Swedish actor/director Victor Sjöström and his work - from Terje Vigen (1917) to Smultronstället (1957) Director...

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  • 1950
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    Kvartetten som sprängdes

    Kvartetten som sprängdes

    1 1950 HD

    A small Swedish town just after WW1. An accountant and his two journalist friends have entered the stock market. The result is not as good as...

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  • 1913
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    The Voice of Passion

    The Voice of Passion

    1 1913 HD

    A man undergoing a mid-life crises suddenly becomes irresponsible and behaves in reckless manner. His self-destructive habits not only creates havoc...

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  • 1955
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    Männen i mörker

    Männen i mörker

    1 1955 HD

    When the men in the small mining community go to work, it is like any other day. They do not yet know that an accident will change everything.

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  • 1922
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    The House Surrounded

    The House Surrounded

    1 1922 HD

    Young Lieutenant Jeff Gordon is placed in an English town and he meets his loved one Mary. When the war starts in Africa his regiment is being sent...

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  • 1915
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    Strejken

    Strejken

    1 1915 HD

    An old poor man steals some wood and gets sentenced to 1 1/2 years of hard labor.

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  • 1925
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    1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

    6.2 1925 HD

    A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.

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  • 1913
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    Vampire

    Vampire

    1 1913 HD

    A lieutenant in love with a woman cheat on his money and forces him to forge a bill of exchange. He kills the creditor and flees abroad. A few years...

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  • 1913
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    When Love Kills

    When Love Kills

    1 1913 HD

    After a harsh argument between her and her father, a young girl with artistic talent leaves home for a new life.

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  • 1912
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    The Black Masks

    The Black Masks

    1 1912 HD

    "The Black Masks", a secret political society, involves the beautiful agent Lydia to apprehend an important official document. Lieutenant von...

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  • 1952
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    Hård klang

    Hård klang

    4.3 1952 HD

    A small Swedish village has transformed to an industrial center with exports to Germany. A German opened a quarry some 50 years ago, after realizing...

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  • 1914
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    Högfjällets dotter

    Högfjällets dotter

    1 1914 HD

    A young doctor is found unconscious in the mountains and is brought to a Sami village.

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  • 1947
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    Railroad Workers

    Railroad Workers

    1 1947 HD

    The north of Sweden in 1902. A team of railroad men are building a rail road from Luleå at the Bay of Bothnia to Narvik at the Norwegian Sea....

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  • 1928
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    The Wind

    The Wind

    7.4 1928 HD

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  • 1924
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    He Who Gets Slapped

    He Who Gets Slapped

    7.6 1924 HD

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  • 1946
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    Crisis

    Crisis

    6.426 1946 HD

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  • 1918
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    The Outlaw and His Wife

    The Outlaw and His Wife

    7.2 1918 HD

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  • 1944
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    Torment

    Torment

    7.1 1944 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Phantom Carriage

    The Phantom Carriage

    7.8 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Phantom Carriage

    The Phantom Carriage

    7.8 1921 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    7.304 1927 HD

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  • 1917
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    A Man There Was

    A Man There Was

    7 1917 HD

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  • 1920
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    Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

    Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

    5.6 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

    Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

    5.6 1920 HD

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  • 1930
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    A Lady to Love

    A Lady to Love

    4.167 1930 HD

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  • 1919
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    Sons of Ingmar

    Sons of Ingmar

    6.6 1919 HD

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  • 1920
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    A Lover in Pawn

    A Lover in Pawn

    6.3 1920 HD

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  • 1919
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    Sons of Ingmar

    Sons of Ingmar

    6.6 1919 HD

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  • 1937
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    Under the Red Robe

    Under the Red Robe

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Monastery of Sendomir

    The Monastery of Sendomir

    6.3 1920 HD

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  • 1913
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    Ingeborg Holm

    Ingeborg Holm

    6.7 1913 HD

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  • 1912
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    The Gardener

    The Gardener

    5.7 1912 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Girl from the Marsh Croft

    The Girl from the Marsh Croft

    6 1917 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Divine Woman

    The Divine Woman

    6.9 1928 HD

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  • 1922
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    Love's Crucible

    Love's Crucible

    6.3 1922 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Hell Ship

    The Hell Ship

    6.1 1923 HD

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  • 1916
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    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    6.1 1916 HD

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  • 1924
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    Name the Man

    Name the Man

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Tower of Lies

    The Tower of Lies

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Masks of the Devil

    The Masks of the Devil

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Sea Vultures

    The Sea Vultures

    6.1 1916 HD

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  • 1919
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    His Lord's Will

    His Lord's Will

    5 1919 HD

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  • 1919
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    His Lord's Will

    His Lord's Will

    5 1919 HD

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  • 1930
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    A Lady to Love

    A Lady to Love

    4.167 1930 HD

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  • 1914
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    Saints and Sorrows

    Saints and Sorrows

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Bra flicka reder sig själv

    Bra flicka reder sig själv

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Bra flicka reder sig själv

    Bra flicka reder sig själv

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1912
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    A Secret Marriage

    A Secret Marriage

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1912
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    A Secret Marriage

    A Secret Marriage

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1931
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    Father and Son

    Father and Son

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Father and Son

    Father and Son

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1925
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    Confessions of a Queen

    Confessions of a Queen

    7 1925 HD

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  • 1915
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    Cobbler Stick to Your Last

    Cobbler Stick to Your Last

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1915
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    Cobbler Stick to Your Last

    Cobbler Stick to Your Last

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1924
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    He Who Gets Slapped

    He Who Gets Slapped

    7.6 1924 HD

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  • 1918
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    The Outlaw and His Wife

    The Outlaw and His Wife

    7.2 1918 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Monastery of Sendomir

    The Monastery of Sendomir

    6.3 1920 HD

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  • 1913
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    Äktenskapsbyrån

    Äktenskapsbyrån

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1915
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    Det var i maj

    Det var i maj

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1915
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    Det var i maj

    Det var i maj

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1913
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    Äktenskapsbyrån

    Äktenskapsbyrån

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1914
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    Hjärtan som mötas

    Hjärtan som mötas

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1916
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    Hon segrade

    Hon segrade

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1913
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    Lady Marions sommarflirt

    Lady Marions sommarflirt

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1916
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    Hon segrade

    Hon segrade

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1915
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    I prövningens stund

    I prövningens stund

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1913
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    Löjen och tårar

    Löjen och tårar

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1913
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    Livets konflikter

    Livets konflikter

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1914
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    Kärlek starkare än hat eller Skogsdotterns hemlighet

    Kärlek starkare än hat eller Skogsdotterns hemlighet

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Hell Ship

    The Hell Ship

    6.1 1923 HD

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  • 1917
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    A Man There Was

    A Man There Was

    7 1917 HD

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  • 1924
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    He Who Gets Slapped

    He Who Gets Slapped

    7.6 1924 HD

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  • 1930
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    Father and Son

    Father and Son

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Price of Betrayal

    The Price of Betrayal

    8 1915 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Voice of Passion

    The Voice of Passion

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Voice of Passion

    The Voice of Passion

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1922
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    Love's Crucible

    Love's Crucible

    6.3 1922 HD

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  • 1915
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    Guilt Redeemed

    Guilt Redeemed

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Ships That Meet

    The Ships That Meet

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1915
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    Guilt Redeemed

    Guilt Redeemed

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Miracle

    The Miracle

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1914
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    Judge Not

    Judge Not

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Governor's Daughters

    The Governor's Daughters

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Governor's Daughters

    The Governor's Daughters

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1922
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    The House Surrounded

    The House Surrounded

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    The House Surrounded

    The House Surrounded

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1914
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    Children of the Streets

    Children of the Streets

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1916
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    Therèse

    Therèse

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Girl from the Marsh Croft

    The Girl from the Marsh Croft

    6 1917 HD

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  • 1915
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    Strejken

    Strejken

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1915
    imgMovies

    Strejken

    Strejken

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1916
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    Therèse

    Therèse

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1914
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    Högfjällets dotter

    Högfjällets dotter

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Högfjällets dotter

    Högfjällets dotter

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1930
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    Every woman's longing

    Every woman's longing

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    7.304 1927 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    6.1 1916 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    The Monastery of Sendomir

    The Monastery of Sendomir

    6.3 1920 HD

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  • 1913
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    Ingeborg Holm

    Ingeborg Holm

    6.7 1913 HD

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