The best Max von Sydow movies
The top 3 according to 8 votes from people: The Seventh Seal (1957) · Wild Strawberries (1957) · The Virgin Spring (1960). (Updated May 10, 2025.)
The knight who plays chess with Death, Karl-Oskar in The Emigrants and the priest in The Exorcist: Max von Sydow's highest-ranked films according to Filmtopp and Filmstaden.
Automatically translated (original in Svenska). See the original
Top 11
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1
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Ingmar Bergman. The knight Antonius Block plays chess with Death.
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2
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Ingmar Bergman. Petrol station owner Henrik Åkerman.
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3
The Virgin Spring (1960)
Ingmar Bergman. A father avenging his daughter.
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4
Winter Light (1963)
Ingmar Bergman. Jonas the fisherman in a crisis of faith.
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5
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Bille August. Lasse and his son Pelle; Oscar-nominated for Best Actor.
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6
Shutter Island (2010)
Martin Scorsese. Dr Naehring.
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7
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Julian Schnabel. Jean-Dominique Bauby's father.
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8
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Stephen Daldry. The mute lodger; Oscar-nominated for supporting actor.
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9
The Emigrants (1971)
Jan Troell. Karl-Oskar from Småland, from Vilhelm Moberg.
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10
The New Land (1972)
Jan Troell. Karl-Oskar in Minnesota.
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11
The Exorcist (1973)
William Friedkin. Father Merrin.
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