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The Phantom Carriage (1921) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
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- 1921 · 106 mins
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- Victor Sjöström, John Ekman, Hilda Borgström, Nils Elffors, Josua Bengtson, Nils Aréhn
The story asks whether the dead can return and if a soul can leave its body and come back. An alcoholic, abusive drifter confronts his sins when a New Year’s Eve legend condemns the last person to die before midnight to assume control of Death’s carriage, endlessly gathering souls for the coming year.
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