Körkarlen

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

Jun 4 1922 Not Rated 1h 47m
Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.

Plot

It's New Year's Eve. Three drunkards evoke a legend. The legend tells that the last person to die in a year, if he is a great sinner, will have to drive during the whole year the Phantom Chariot, the one that picks up the souls of the dead... David Holm, one of the three drunkards, dies at the last stroke of midnight...

Written by

Selma Lagerlöf, Victor Sjöström

Directed by

Victor Sjöström

Cast

Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg

Crew

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Production Countries

Sweden

Production Companies

SF Studios

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Phantom Carriage (1921) Trailer
THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921) Original Trailer - Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg
Featurettes
Three Reasons: The Phantom Carriage
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Average Rating
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