Mauritz Stiller

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.

Movies with Mauritz Stiller

• The Wings 1916 · ★ 5.9
• The Gardener 1912 · ★ 5.4
• Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer 2022 · ★ 6.0
• The Springtime of Life 1912 · ★ 5.3
• Stiller, Garbo & jag 1988 · ★ 3.7
• Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo 2014 · ★ 3.0
• The Divine Garbo 1990
• The Tyrannical Fiancé 1912
• When Mother in Law Rules 1914
• Mother and Daughter 1912

Movies directed by Mauritz Stiller

• Sir Arne's Treasure 1919 · ★ 7.1
• Erotikon 1920 · ★ 5.7
• The Saga of Gösta Berling 1924 · ★ 6.6
• The Wings 1916 · ★ 5.9
• Song of the Scarlet Flower 1919 · ★ 5.6
• The Tale of Gunnar Hede 1923 · ★ 6.6
• Johan 1921 · ★ 6.3
• Hotel Imperial 1927 · ★ 5.9
• Thomas Graal's Best Film 1917 · ★ 5.9
• Thomas Graal's Best Child 1918 · ★ 5.4
• Madame de Thèbes 1915 · ★ 5.9
• The Avenger 1915 · ★ 6.0
• Love and Journalism 1916 · ★ 5.8
• The Ballet’s Prima-donna 1916 · ★ 6.6
• Brother Against Brother 1913 · ★ 5.0
• Alexander the Great 1917 · ★ 5.0
• The Woman on Trial 1927 · ★ 10.0
• The Street of Sin 1928 · ★ 8.0
• The Fishing Village 1920 · ★ 8.0
• In Self Defence 1921 · ★ 7.0
• The Black Masks 1912 · ★ 1.0
• The Modern Suffragette 1913
• The Unknown Woman 1913
• The Shot? 1914
• The Vampire 1913
• Life’s Conflicts 1913
• The Child 1913
• The Stormbird 1914
• The Tyrannical Fiancé 1912
• When the Alarm Bell Tolls 1913
• When Mother in Law Rules 1914
• For His Love’s Sake 1914
• The Play Mates 1915
• The Mine Pilot 1915
• The Master Thief 1915
• The Mannequin 1913
• The Dagger 1915
• His Wife’s Past 1915
• The Red Tower 1914
• When Love Kills 1913