Körkarlen

1921 [SWEDISH]

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror

27
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 8.0/10 10 15968 16K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Victor Sjöström Photo
Victor Sjöström

Top cast

Helga Brofeldt Photo
Helga Brofeldt as Waitress
John Ekman Photo
John Ekman as Police Constable
Anna-Lisa Baude Photo
Anna-Lisa Baude as Salvation Army Soldier
Astrid Holm Photo
Astrid Holm as Edit
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989.27 MB
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No linguistic content 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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1.99 GB
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No linguistic content 5.1
Not Rated
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Logan D 9 / 10

On New Year's Eve, a dying nun asks

On New Year's Eve, a dying nun asks to see a man named David Holm (Sjöström). David, however, has an appointment with Death. A morality tale comparable to A Christmas Carol, Death forces David to examine his life, one of a heartless man who goes to far as to flick his finger at a sleeping child. This is a chilling fable, visual poetry, albeit a bit slow. The special effects are impressive for the time and even appealing today. My final film viewed in 2024! And it was viewed on New Year's Eve!
Reviewed by Nick M 10 / 10

A young Salvation Army soldier, Edit, dying of

A young Salvation Army soldier, Edit, dying of consumption on New Year's Eve, calls for David Holm to visit her before she expires. Holm is a wastrel--a plague upon all who know him--but her dying wish is to see him one final time. Meanwhile, locals are conscious of a legend that says that the last person to die before the clock strikes midnight on the New Year becomes the new servant of Death, ferrying the damned souls of the departed to hell in a phantom carriage. This is Sjöström's greatest film to date. Selma Lagerlöf's story is engrossing (as are so many of her adapted works), the adaptation is excellent, the acting tremendous, and the special effects produce some hauntingly effective images. Sjöström made a bold choice casting himself in the leading role of David Holm, and while he and Astrid Holm (as Edit) are marvelous in their respective roles, my favorite actor in the bunch is undoubtedly Hilda Borgström in the role of David Holm's wife, Anna. I recognized her from her starring role in 1913's sensational Ingeborg Holm, also directed by Sjöström. She plays a similar role in each picture: a decent wife and mother who through no fault of her own becomes of victim of society's ills. She is captivating in her desolation and moments of fragile hope. The film cautions us at the end to ensure that our souls reach maturity before they are reaped. How far I am from this ideal, I don't know. I'm left thinking about what I might regret not having said or done in regards to my friends and family before I go. That I was moved to such introspection almost two hours into a hundred year old film indicates this as a work of art, as far as I'm concerned.
Reviewed by Joaquin U 10 / 10

Awesome. Powerful acting. Excellent direction. A somewhat Dickensian

Awesome. Powerful acting. Excellent direction. A somewhat Dickensian tale that will captivate you until the end.
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