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.

Directed

1. Sir Arne's Treasure (1919) — Director
2. Erotikon (1920) — Director
3. The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924) — Director
4. The Wings (1916) — Director
5. Song of the Scarlet Flower (1919) — Director
6. The Tale of Gunnar Hede (1923) — Director
7. Johan (1921) — Director
8. Hotel Imperial (1927) — Director
9. Thomas Graal's Best Film (1917) — Director
10. Thomas Graal's Best Child (1918) — Director
11. Madame de Thèbes (1915) — Director
12. Love and Journalism (1916) — Director
13. The Avenger (1915) — Director
14. The Ballet’s Prima-donna (1916) — Director
15. Brother Against Brother (1913) — Director
16. Alexander the Great (1917) — Director
17. The Woman on Trial (1927) — Director
18. The Street of Sin (1928) — Director
19. The Fishing Village (1920) — Director
20. In Self Defence (1921) — Director
21. The Black Masks (1912) — Director
22. The Modern Suffragette (1913) — Director
23. The Unknown Woman (1913) — Director
24. The Shot? (1914) — Director
25. The Vampire (1913) — Director
26. Life’s Conflicts (1913) — Director
27. The Child (1913) — Director
28. The Stormbird (1914) — Director
29. The Tyrannical Fiancé (1912) — Director
30. When the Alarm Bell Tolls (1913) — Director
31. For His Love’s Sake (1914) — Director
32. When Mother in Law Rules (1914) — Director
33. The Master Thief (1915) — Director
34. The Play Mates (1915) — Director
35. The Mine Pilot (1915) — Director
36. The Mannequin (1913) — Director
37. The Dagger (1915) — Director
38. His Wife’s Past (1915) — Director
39. The Red Tower (1914) — Director
40. When Love Kills (1913) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Wings (1916) — Director
2. The Gardener (1912) — Passageraren på utflyktsbåten
3. Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer (2022) — Self (archive footage)
4. The Springtime of Life (1912) — Lieutenant Plein
5. Stiller, Garbo & jag (1988) — (archive footage)
6. Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo (2014) — Self (archive footage)
7. The Divine Garbo (1990) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
8. When Mother in Law Rules (1914) — Elias
9. The Tyrannical Fiancé (1912)
10. Mother and Daughter (1912)