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The Phantom Carriage

Name: The Phantom Carriage
Director: Victor Sjöström
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1921
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm, Concordia Selander

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.

1921 · Directed by Victor Sjöström · 108 min · Drama · Fantasy · Horror · 9 frames

Tagline

Do the Dead Come Back? Can Your Soul Leave Your Body...And Return Again?

Crew

Written by: Victor Sjöström
Cinematography: Julius Jaenzon
Produced by: Charles Magnusson

Cast

Victor Sjöström as David Holm
Hilda Borgström as Mrs. Holm
Tore Svennberg as Georges
Astrid Holm as Sister Edit
Concordia Selander as Edit's Mother
Lisa Lundholm as Sister Maria
Tor Weijden as Gustafsson
Einar Axelsson as David's Brother
Olof Ås as Driver
Nils Aréhn as Prison Chaplain

Production

Country: Sweden
Language: No Language
Studios: SF Studios
Themes: new year's eve, based on novel or book, fight, poison, cemetery, phantom, flashback, consumerism, dying wish, alcoholic

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