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Mauritz Stiller

Mauritz Stiller

Director · 1883–1928 · Helsinki, Finland

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Biography

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.

Directed 34

1920s

  1. 1928

    The Street of Sin

    Director

  2. 1927

    The Woman on Trial

    Director

  3. Barbed Wire

    Co-Director

  4. Hotel Imperial

    Director

  5. 1926

    The Temptress

    Co-Director

  6. 1924

    The Saga of Gösta Berling

    Director

  7. 1923

    The Tale of Gunnar Hede

    Director

  8. 1921

    In Self Defence

    Director

  9. Johan

    Director

  10. 1920

    Erotikon

    Director

    61

  11. The Fishing Village

    Director

1910s

  1. 1919

    Sir Arne's Treasure

    Director

    71

  2. Song of the Scarlet Flower

    Director

    65
  3. 1918

    Thomas Graal's Best Child

    Director

  4. 1916

    The Ballet’s Prima-donna

    Director

  5. The Wings

    Director

  6. The Struggle for His Heart

    Director

  7. Love and Journalism

    Director

  8. 1915

    The Avenger

    Director

  9. Madame de Thèbes

    Director

  10. When Artists Love

    Director

  11. 1914

    The Red Tower

    Director

  12. The Stormbird

    Director

  13. The Shot?

    Director

  14. The Brothers

    Director

  15. 1913

    Brother Against Brother

    Director

  16. The Mannequin

    Director

  17. When Love Kills

    Director

  18. The Vampire

    Director

  19. The Child

    Director

  20. The Modern Suffragette

    Director

  21. The Unknown Woman

    Director

  22. A Boy in the Battle of Life

    Director

  23. 1912

    The Black Masks

    Director

Wrote 19

1920s

  1. 1924

    The Saga of Gösta Berling

    Writer

  2. 1923

    The Tale of Gunnar Hede

    Writer

  3. 1921

    In Self Defence

    Screenplay

  4. Johan

    Writer

  5. 1920

    Erotikon

    Writer

    61

  6. The Fishing Village

    Adaptation

1910s

  1. 1919

    Sir Arne's Treasure

    Screenplay

    71

  2. Song of the Scarlet Flower

    Writer

    65
  3. 1918

    Thomas Graal's Best Child

    Writer

  4. 1916

    The Wings

    Screenplay

  5. 1914

    The Red Tower

    Screenplay

  6. The Valet

    Writer

  7. The Brothers

    Writer

  8. 1913

    The Mannequin

    Writer

  9. When Love Kills

    Writer

  10. The Vampire

    Screenplay

  11. The Unknown Woman

    Screenplay

  12. 1912

    The Black Masks

    Writer

  13. The Gardener

    Writer

Acted in 4

1980s

  1. 1988

    Stiller, Garbo & jag

    (archive footage)

1910s

  1. 1916

    The Wings

    Director

  2. 1912

    The Springtime of Life

    Lieutenant Plein

  3. The Gardener

    Passageraren på utflyktsbåten

Appearances4

2020s

  1. 2022

    Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

    Self (archive footage)

2010s

  1. 2014

    Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

    Self (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1990

    The Divine Garbo

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

  1. 1980

    Hollywood

    Self (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 episode