The Phantom Carriage (1921) – Filming Locations
Drama / Fantasy / Horror · Directed by Victor Sjöström · Starring Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström
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.
Where was The Phantom Carriage filmed?
- Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm – David Holm wanders through the snowy streets of Stockholm as a ghost on New Year's Eve. The atmospheric cobblestone streets of Stockholm's Old Town provide the eerie backdrop for the supernatural tale, with snow-covered scenes enhancing the film's Gothic mood
- Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm – The phantom carriage travels across frozen waterways and the harbor in supernatural sequences. The frozen Stockholm harbor serves as a dreamlike landscape for the phantom carriage's ethereal journeys between the living and dead
- Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm – David Holm returns to the Salvation Army shelter where he encounters his dying friend and his former life. The working-class neighborhoods and shelter locations ground the film's social commentary on poverty and redemption in Stockholm's real urban landscape