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.

Known For

Acting

1912

The Gardener

as

Passenger

2022

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

as

Self (archive footage)

1990

The Divine Garbo

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1914

När svärmor regerar

as

1912

Den tyranniske fästmannen

as

1912

The Springtime of Life

as

Lieutenant Plein

1916

The Wings

as

Director

1988

Stiller, Garbo & jag

as

(archive footage)

1912

Mor och dotter

as

Production

Crew

Directing

1919

Sir Arne's Treasure

as

1924

The Saga of Gösta Berling

as

1918

Thomas Graal's Best Child

as

1920

Erotikon

as

1921

Johan

as

1917

Alexander the Great

as

1927

Hotel Imperial

as

1919

Song of the Scarlet Flower

as

1923

Gunnar Hede's Saga

as

1916

The Wings

as

1915

The Avenger

as

1916

Love and Journalism

as

1915

Madame de Thèbes

as

1913

Den moderna suffragetten

as

1917

Thomas Graal's Best Film

as

1913

The Unknown Woman

as

1914

Skottet?

as

1916

The Ballerina

as

1927

The Woman on Trial

as

1913

Vampire

as

1927

Barbed Wire

as

1913

Brother Against Brother

as

1913

Livets konflikter

as

1913

Barnet

as

1914

Stormfågeln

as

1912

Den tyranniske fästmannen

as

1913

När larmklockan ljuder

as

1914

För sin kärleks skull

as

1915

Minlotsen

as

1914

När svärmor regerar

as

1915

Lekkamraterna

as

1915

Mästertjuven

as

1913

The Mannequin

as

1928

The Street of Sin

as

1915

Dolken

as

1915

Hans hustrus förflutna

as

1920

Fiskebyn

as

1921

In Self Defence

as

1914

Det röda tornet

as

1913

På livets ödesvägar

as

1915

Hans bröllopsnatt

as

1913

When Love Kills

as

1915

När konstnärer älska

as

1912

The Black Masks

as

1912

Mor och dotter

as

1916

Lyckonålen

as

1926

The Temptress

as