Victor Sjostrom

He worked as both an actor and director for a number of Swedish companies during the next 16 years. In 1911 he formed his own company along with Einar Froberg, and, in 1913, was offered a film contract by Svenksa Bio.

Throughout his career, reviewers of Sjostrom's performances seldom failed to mention his distinctive, monumental face, as rich and alive as any landscape. Likewise, Sjostrom's films as a director, which he often wrote and starred …