The Phantom Carriage (1921 film) - Directed by Victor Sjöström - Full Movie

On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.

The Phantom Carriage (Swedish: Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") 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.

Directed by: Victor Sjöström
Screenplay by: Victor Sjöström
Based on: Körkarlen by Selma Lagerlöf
Produced by: Charles Magnusson
Starring: Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg
Cinematography: Julius Jaenzon
Edited by: Eugen Hellman
Distributed by: AB Svensk Filmindustri
Release date: 1 January 1921 (Sweden), 1 February 1922 (United States)
Running time: 107 minutes
Country: Sweden
Languages: Silent film, Swedish intertitles