Mauritz Stiller

Known for: Directing
Born: July 17, 1883, Helsinki, Finland
Died: November 8, 1928
Movies: 60

Mauritz Stiller (Moshe Stiller) was a Finnish-Swedish film director, actor and writer, probably best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. With Victor Sjöström he created the production company AB Svensk Filminspelning in 1922. Stiller was a major force in the international film industry and recognized for his refined narrator structure with different fictional levels. He produced some 50 feature films between 1912-1928. After frequent disagreements with studio executives at MGM and Paramount, Stiller returned to Sweden, where he died soon afterwards. Stiller's contribution to the motion picture industry has since been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1713 Vine Street.

Best-Known Movies

7.1

Sir Arne's Treasure

1919

5.7

Erotikon

1920

6.6

The Saga of Gösta Berling

1924

5.9

The Wings

1916

5.6

Song of the Scarlet Flower

1919

5.4

The Gardener

1912

6.6

The Tale of Gunnar Hede

1923

6.3

Johan

1921

5.9

Hotel Imperial

1927

6.0

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

2022

Filmography

2022	Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer	Self (archive footage)
2014	Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo	Self (archive footage)
1990	The Divine Garbo	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988	Stiller, Garbo & jag	(archive footage)
1916	The Wings	Director
1914	When Mother in Law Rules	Elias
1912	The Tyrannical Fiancé
1912	The Springtime of Life	Lieutenant Plein
1912	The Gardener	Passageraren på utflyktsbåten
1912	Mother and Daughter

Directing, Writing & Producing

1928	The Street of Sin	Director
1927	The Woman on Trial	Director
1927	Hotel Imperial	Director
1924	The Saga of Gösta Berling	Director, Writer
1923	The Tale of Gunnar Hede	Director, Writer
1921	In Self Defence	Director, Screenplay
1921	Johan	Director, Writer
1920	Erotikon	Director, Writer
1920	The Fishing Village	Director
1919	Sir Arne's Treasure	Director, Screenplay
1919	Song of the Scarlet Flower	Director, Writer
1918	Thomas Graal's Best Child	Director, Writer
1917	Alexander the Great	Director, Writer
1917	Thomas Graal's Best Film	Director
1916	The Ballet’s Prima-donna	Director
1916	The Wings	Screenplay, Director
1916	The Struggle for His Heart	Director
1916	Love and Journalism	Director
1916	The Lucky Pin	Director
1915	The Mine Pilot	Director
1915	The Master Thief	Director
1915	His Wedding Night	Director
1915	The Avenger	Director
1915	His Wife’s Past	Director
1915	Madame de Thèbes	Director
1915	The Play Mates	Writer, Director
1915	When Artists Love	Director
1915	The Dagger	Director
1914	The Red Tower	Director, Screenplay
1914	The Stormbird	Director
1914	The Shot?	Director
1914	The Valet	Writer
1914	For His Love’s Sake	Writer, Director
1914	When Mother in Law Rules	Writer, Director
1914	The Brothers	Director, Writer
1913	Brother Against Brother	Director
1913	Life’s Conflicts	Writer, Director
1913	On Life’s Roads of Destiny	Director
1913	The Mannequin	Director, Writer
1913	When the Alarm Bell Tolls	Director
1913	When Love Kills	Writer, Director
1913	The Vampire	Director, Screenplay
1913	The Child	Director
1913	The Modern Suffragette	Director
1913	The Unknown Woman	Director, Screenplay
1913	A Boy in the Battle of Life	Director
1912	The Tyrannical Fiancé	Writer, Director
1912	The Black Masks	Director, Writer
1912	The Gardener	Writer
1912	Mother and Daughter	Director, Writer

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