---
title: 'The Phantom Carriage (1921)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Victor Sjöström'
released: '1921-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-phantom-carriage-1921'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012364/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Phantom Carriage (1921)

1921 · 106 min · Drama, Fantasy, Horror · Sweden

Original title: Körkarlen

## Synopsis

The Phantom Carriage 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Victor Sjöström](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-sjostrom)
- **Screenplay:** [Selma Lagerlöf](https://cinepixo.com/people/selma-lagerlof)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jonathan Richman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-richman)
- **Producer:** [Charles Magnusson](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-magnusson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Julius Jaenzon](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-jaenzon)

## Cast

- [Olof Ås](https://cinepixo.com/people/olof-as)
- [Tore Svennberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/tore-svennberg)
- [Victor Sjöström](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-sjostrom)
- [Concordia Selander](https://cinepixo.com/people/concordia-selander)
- [Hilda Borgström](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilda-borgstrom)

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