''The Phantom Carriage'' () is a 1958 Swedish horror film directed by

Arne Mattsson Arne Mattsson (2 December 1919 – 28 June 1995) was a Sweden, Swedish film director. Biography Born in Uppsala, the early films of Mattsson were mostly Comedy, comedies. His biggest success was ''One Summer of Happiness, Hon dansade en sommar ...

. It was entered into the

9th Berlin International Film Festival The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1959. The festival welcomed the cinematic movement known as the French New Wave and screened the work of directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and Franç ...

. It is based on the 1912

Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (, , ; 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish writer. She published her first novel, ''Gösta Berling's Saga'', at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was ...

novel '' Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' and is a remake of the 1921 film.

Plot summary

Cast

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Sweden, Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night (1939 film), Only One ...

as Georges *

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. Björk was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and ...

as Mrs. Holm * Bengt Brunskog as Gustafson * George Fant as David Holm *

Ulla Jacobsson Ulla Jacobsson (23 May 1929 – 20 August 1982) was a Swedish actress. She had the lead role in ''One Summer of Happiness'' (1951) and played the only female speaking role in the film ''Zulu (1964 film), Zulu'' (1964). Early life Jacobsson w ...

as Edit * Isa Quensel as Maria

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* * 1958 films 1950s fantasy films 1958 horror films Swedish black-and-white films Remakes of Swedish films 1950s Swedish-language films Swedish horror films Films based on Swedish novels Films based on works by Selma Lagerlöf Films directed by Arne Mattsson Films scored by Dag Wirén Films set around New Year Phantom vehicles Holiday horror films Sound film remakes of silent films Horror film remakes 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-horror-film-stub