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Mauritz Stiller
- Name: Mauritz Stiller
- Birthday: 1883-07-17
- Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland
- Popularity: 3.222
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer as Self (archive footage) | 2022-02-25 |
| The Divine Garbo as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1990-12-03 |
| Stiller, Garbo & jag as (archive footage) | 1988-03-08 |
| The Wings as Director | 1916-09-04 |
| När svärmor regerar | 1914-02-03 |
| Den tyranniske fästmannen | 1912-12-30 |
| The Springtime of Life as Lieutenant Plein | 1912-12-16 |
| The Gardener as Passenger | 1912-10-16 |
| Mor och dotter | 1912-09-30 |
