Mauritz Stiller
Swedish film director (1883-1928) · Sweden · On the map · Directors · Died at 45
Mauritz Stiller was a Swedish-Finnish film director of Jewish origin, best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. Stiller was a pioneer of the Swedish film industry, writing and directing many short films from 1912.
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The Street of SinFilm, 1928Director1927
Barbed WireFilm, Director1926
The TemptressFilm, Director1923
The Tale of Gunnar HedeFilm, Director, Writer1921
In Self DefenceFilm, Director, Writer1920
ErotikonFilm, Director, Writer1919
Sir Arne's TreasureFilm, Director, Writer1917Alexander the GreatFilm, Director, Writer1916
Love and JournalismFilm, Director1915
Madame de ThèbesFilm, Director1913
Brother Against BrotherFilm, Director1912
The Black MasksFilm, Director, Writer1883Born17 July 1883People around Mauritz
Karin Molander Mauritz directed Thomas Graals bästa barn (1918)
Victor Sjöström Mauritz directed The Conflicts of Life (1913)
Lars Hanson Mauritz directed The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924)
Lili Bech Mauritz directed The Wings and The Vampire
Jenny Hasselquist Mauritz directed The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924)
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson Also in Brother Against Brother (1913)
Stina Berg Also in Brother Against Brother (1913)
Charles Magnusson Produced Sir Arne's Treasure and Erotikon
Einar Hanson Mauritz directed Barbed Wire and The Blizzard
Pola Negri Mauritz directed Barbed Wire and Hotel Imperial
Richard Lund Mauritz directed Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
Greta Garbo Mauritz directed The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924)
Gustaf Molander Also in Thomas Graal's Best Film (1917)
Karin Swanström Mauritz directed The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924)
Mary Johnson Mauritz directed Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
John Ekman Also in The Gardener and Brother Against Brother
Concordia Selander Mauritz directed Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
William Larsson Also in The Springtime of Life and The Valet
Egil Eide Mauritz directed The Wings (1916)
Carlo Wieth Mauritz directed Det röda tornet (1914)
Hugo Björne Mauritz directed The Blizzard (1923)
Selma Lagerlöf Also in Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
Hauk Aabel Mauritz directed Alexander den Store (1917)
Greta Almroth Mauritz directed The Flame of Life (1919)
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When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer invited him to Hollywood as a director, he arrived with his new discovery Greta Gustafsson, whose screen name Greta Garbo is believed to have been his suggestion. After frequent disagreements with studio executives at MGM and Paramount Pictures, Stiller returned to Sweden, where he died soon afterward.
