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Mauritz Stiller

Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor | * 07/17/1883 († 45, 11/08/1928) | Helsinki (Finland)
Mauritz Stiller (born Moshe Stiller, 17 July 1883 – 18 November 1928) was a Swedish film director of Finnish Jewish origin, best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. Stiller had been a pioneer of the Swedish film industry, writing and directing many short films from 1912. When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer invited him to Hollywood as a director, he arrived with his new discovery Greta Gustafsson, whose screen name Greta Garbo is believed to have been his suggestion. After frequent disagreements with studio executives at MGM and Paramount Pictures, Stiller returned to Sweden, where he died soon afterwards. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Mauritz Stiller

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Mauritz Stiller as Actor(7)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1990 The Divine Garbo
as (archive footage)1988 Stiller, Garbo & jag
as Director1916 The Wings
as Lieutenant Plein1912 The Springtime of Life
as Passenger1912 The Gardener

Movies with Mauritz Stiller as Crew(55)

Directing/Director1928 Street of Sin
Directing/Co-Director1927 Barbed Wire
Directing/Director1927 The Woman on Trial
Directing/Director1927 Hotel Imperial
Directing/Director1924 The Saga of Gosta Berling
Writing/Writer1924 The Saga of Gosta Berling
Directing/Director1923 Gunnar Hede's Saga
Writing/Writer1923 Gunnar Hede's Saga
Directing/Director1921 In Self Defence
Writing/Screenplay1921 In Self Defence
Directing/Director1921 Johan
Writing/Writer1921 Johan
Directing/Director1920 Erotikon
Writing/Writer1920 Erotikon
Directing/Director1920 Fiskebyn
Writing/Adaptation1920 Fiskebyn
Directing/Director1919 Sir Arne's Treasure
Writing/Screenplay1919 Sir Arne's Treasure
Directing/Director1919 Song of the Scarlet Flower
Writing/Writer1919 Song of the Scarlet Flower
Directing/Director1918 Thomas Graal's Best Child
Writing/Writer1918 Thomas Graal's Best Child
Directing/Director1917 Thomas Graal's Best Film
Directing/Director1917 Alexander the Great
Writing/Writer1917 Alexander the Great
Directing/Director1916 The Wings
Writing/Screenplay1916 The Wings
Directing/Director1916 The Ballerina
Directing/Director1916 Lyckonålen
Directing/Director1916 Love and Journalism
Directing/Director1916 Dolken
Directing/Director1915 The Avenger
Directing/Director1915 Hans hustrus förflutna
Directing/Director1915 När konstnärer älska
Directing/Director1915 Madame de Thèbes
Directing/Director1915 Hans bröllopsnatt
Directing/Director1914 Det röda tornet
Writing/Screenplay1914 Det röda tornet
Directing/Director1914 Skottet?
Directing/Director1913 The Mannequin
Writing/Writer1913 The Mannequin
Directing/Director1913 På livets ödesvägar
Directing/Director1913 When Love Kills
Writing/Writer1913 When Love Kills
Directing/Director1913 The Unknown Woman
Writing/Screenplay1913 The Unknown Woman
Directing/Director1913 Brother Against Brother
Directing/Director1913 Den moderna suffragetten
Directing/Director1913 Vampire
Writing/Screenplay1913 Vampire
Directing/Director1912 Mor och dotter
Writing/Writer1912 Mor och dotter
Directing/Director1912 The Black Masks
Writing/Writer1912 The Black Masks
Writing/Writer1912 The Gardener

Full Name: Mauritz Stiller
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Tuesday, 07/17 1883 (July) in Helsinki (Finland)
Died: Thursday, 11/08 1928 (November) in Stockholm (aged: 45)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: Swedish (SV, native language)
Siblings: Abraham Stiller
Other names for Mauritz Stiller (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mowscha Stiller"
Mauritz Stiller frequently works together with these people:
Julius Jaenzon (20x, Crew)
Axel Esbensen (16x, Crew)
Henrik Jaenzon (10x, Crew)
William Larsson (10x, Actor)
Stina Berg (10x, Actress)
Karin Molander (9x, Actress)
Lars Hanson (9x, Actor)
John Ekman (9x, Actor)
Richard Lund (8x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:461228, Added: 09/29/2018, Last updated: 02/21/2024