An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
Directed by Victor Sjöström
new year's eve
based on novel or book
fight
poison
cemetery
phantom
flashback
consumerism
dying wish
alcoholic
death
silent film
tuberculosis
carriage
story within the story
salvation army
deathbed
salvation
abused wife
subjective
Rank
#2 in 1921·#1022 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Victor Sjöström
David Holm
Hilda Borgström
Mrs. Holm
Tore Svennberg
Georges
Astrid Holm
Sister Edit
Concordia Selander
Edit's Mother
Tor Weijden
Gustafsson
Einar Axelsson
David's Brother
Olof Ås
Driver
Nils Aréhn
Prison Chaplain
Nils Elffors
David's Companion
John Ekman
Police Constable
Edvin Adolphson
Man at the Inn (uncredited)
Crew
Victor Sjöström
Director
Victor Sjöström
Writer
Julius Jaenzon
Director of Photography
Charles Magnusson
Producer
Selma Lagerlöf
Novel
Axel Esbensen
Art Direction
Carl-Axel Söderström
Assistant Camera
Eugen Hellmann
Negative Cutter
Popular Reviews
161 reviews
Obi-Two
6.0★ · 02/06/25
Jag är döden
Jag är döden
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10.0★ · 05/16/26
**One Year One Film (12/116)** Victor Sjöström has done it again!! The way the story is told non-linearly was literally amazing. Love the themes explored here, the story isn’t much about the phantom carriage itself, but mostly about reformation, reflecting and morality. This film earned the first 5 stars of this watch challenge.
**One Year One Film (12/116)** Victor Sjöström has done it again!! The way the story is told non-linearly was literally amazing. Love the themes explored here, the story isn’t much about the phantom carriage itself, but mostly about reformation, reflecting and morality. This film earned the first 5 stars of this watch challenge.
Bethany
6.0★ · 04/14/26
a silent christmas carol x
a silent christmas carol x
Joao Luca
8.0★ · 04/13/26
"Deus, deixe que minha alma amadureça antes de recolhe-la!"
"Deus, deixe que minha alma amadureça antes de recolhe-la!"
Hrsbrgr
8.0★ · 02/23/26
Not without its flaws, but does a wonderful job at exploring the lives we ruin with our own selfish self-destruction.
Not without its flaws, but does a wonderful job at exploring the lives we ruin with our own selfish self-destruction.
