The Phantom Carriage
A haunting morality play where ghostly double-exposures bridge the gap between the living and the dead, following a cruel drunkard's spectral journey toward redemptive maturity on a chilling New Year's Eve.
The Phantom Carriage
The Phantom Carriage

Körkarlen

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

01 January 1921 Sweden 106 min ⭐ 7.8 (344)
Director: Victor Sjöström
Cast: Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm, Concordia Selander
Drama Fantasy Horror
Redemption and Atonement Alcoholism and Social Decay Sacrifice and Selflessness Inevitability of Death

The Phantom Carriage - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details

Easter Eggs

The Axe Scene

Stanley Kubrick’s famous 'Here's Johnny!' scene in The Shining is widely considered a direct visual homage to the scene in The Phantom Carriage where David Holm chops through a door to reach his wife and children.

Ingmar Bergman Cameo/Legacy

While not a literal cameo, Bergman cast Victor Sjöström as the lead in his 1957 film Wild Strawberries as a tribute to Sjöström's performance and influence in this film.