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Kökarlen = The phantom carriage / Svensk filmindustri ; directed by Victor Sjöström ; script, Victor Sjöström.

LIBRA DVD PN1997.2 .K6437 2011 disc + booklet
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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940. Kökarlen, author.
Contributor:
Sjöström, Victor, 1879-1960, director, screenwriter, actor.
Borgström, Hilda, 1871-1953, actor.
Svennberg, Tore, 1858-1941, actor.
Holm, Astrid, 1893-1961, actor.
Svensk filmindustri, producer.
Criterion Collection (Firm), distributor.
Series:
Criterion collection ; 579.
The Criterion collection ; 579
Language:
English
No linguistic content
Swedish
Subjects (All):
Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940--Film adaptations.
Lagerlöf, Selma.
Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940.
Ghost plays.
Redemption--Drama.
Redemption.
Genre:
Ghost films.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Motion pictures, Swedish.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (107 min.) : silent, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
polychrome
Other Title:
Phantom carriage
Place of Publication:
[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2011.
Language Note:
Silent film with Swedish intertitles and English subtitles and added musical accompaniment.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
digital
optical
stereo
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
The last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve is doomed to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year. So says the legend that drives the Phantom Carriage, about an alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well who is shown the error of his ways and the pure-of-heart Salvation Army sister who believes in his redemption.
Participant:
Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm.
Credits:
Cinematographer, J. Julius (Julius Jaenzon).
Notes:
(1.37:1) aspect ratio.
Based on the novel Körkarlen by Selma Lagerlöf.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1921.
Special features: two scores ; audio commentary ; interview with Ingmr Bergman ; The Bergman connection.
ISBN:
9781604654752
1604654759
OCLC:
746570083
Publisher Number:
715515086110
CC2052 Criterion Collection

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