Mauritz Stiller
Also known as Maurice Diller
Swedish film director (1883–1928)
Film & TV
Directing · Helsinki, Finland
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…
Known for
- Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer — Self (archive footage)2022
- Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo — Self (archive footage)2014
- The Divine Garbo — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1990
- Stiller, Garbo & jag — (archive footage)1988
- The Wings — Director1916
- When Mother in Law Rules — Elias1914
- The Gardener — Passageraren på utflyktsbåten1912
- The Tyrannical Fiancé1912
- The Springtime of Life — Lieutenant Plein1912
- Mother and Daughter1912
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
~6 min read
Article
Mauritz Stiller (born Moshe Stiller, 17 July 1883 – 8 November 1928) was a Swedish-Finnish film director of Jewish origin, best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. Stiller was 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 afterward.
Early life