Mauritz Stiller
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1883-07-17 · Helsinki, Finland
- Died
- 1928-11-08
Known for
- Sir Arne's Treasure (1919) — Director
- Erotikon (1920) — Director
- The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924) — Director
- The Temptress (1926) — Co-Director
- The Wings (1916) — Director
- Song of the Scarlet Flower (1919) — Director
- Hollywood (1980) — Self (archive footage, uncredited)
- The Gardener (1912) — Passageraren på utflyktsbåten
- The Tale of Gunnar Hede (1923) — Director
- Johan (1921) — Director
- Hotel Imperial (1927) — Director
- Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer (2022) — Self (archive footage)
- Thomas Graal's Best Film (1917) — Director
- The Springtime of Life (1912) — Lieutenant Plein
- Thomas Graal's Best Child (1918) — Director
- Barbed Wire (1927) — Co-Director