One of the few actors to play both God (The Greatest Story Ever Told) and the devil (Needful Things), Max von Sydow has imposed his stern presence on a variety of characters over his long film career. Born April 19, 1929, in Lund, Sweden, von Sydow studied at the Royal Dramatic School in Stockholm before making his screen debut in 1949's Only a Mother.After working with Ingmar Bergman in theater during the mid-'50s, von Sydow landed a starring role in the director's The Seventh Seal (1957) -- the first of more than a dozen films they would make together, including Wild Strawberries, The Virgin Spring and Winter Light.
Von Sydow quickly found his way into American films as well, providing notable performances in films as diverse as Hawaii, The Exorcist and 2002's Minority Report. Von Sydow received an Oscar nomination for his performance in 1987's Pelle the Conqueror.
The Exorcist: The Extended Director's CutThe revised version of this horror classic adds a remastered soundtrack and 10 minutes of footage, including a modified ending. When Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) suspects an evil spirit is possessing her young daughter (Linda Blair), she calls in two priests (Max von Sydow and Jason Miller) to rid... Read More
The Virgin SpringOn the way to deliver candles to a church, the virginal daughter (Birgitta Pettersson) of feudal landowner Töre (Max von Sydow) is savagely raped and murdered. But fate takes a vengeful hand when the killers unknowingly seek food and shelter at the girl's home. Will the grief-stricken Töre... Read More
The Greatest Story Ever ToldSwedish actor Max Von Sydow made his English-speaking debut in this gargantuan retelling of the life of Christ from Giant director George Stevens. The much-ballyhooed all-star cast includes Charlton Heston as John the Baptist and John Wayne as The Centurion at The Crucifixion. Filmed in Death Valley... Read More
Pelle the ConquerorDrunken and defiant laborer Lasse Karlsson (a transcendent Max Von Sydow) and his young son Pelle (Pelle Hevenegaard) migrate from Sweden to Denmark in search of farm work. They find it -- along with much more than they bargained for -- on the Kongstrup farm. The Grand Prix Award winner at the 1988... Read More
The MagicianSwedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman challenges our sense of reality versus illusion in this award-winning film starring Max von Sydow as the title character. Vogler's Magnetic Health Theater is rumored to put on a supernatural spectacle, but the town's skeptics are determined to expose the magician and... Read More
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Robin Hood (2010) | PG-13 | |
Solomon Kane (2009) | NR | |
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Rush Hour 3 (2007) | PG-13 | |
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Heidi (2005) | NR | |
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Sleepless (2001) | NR | |
Nuremberg (2000) | NR | |
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) | PG-13 | |
Short #2: Dreams (1999) | NR | |
What Dreams May Come (1998) | PG-13 | |
Solomon: The Bible (1997) | NR | |
Hostile Waters (1997) | PG | |
Hamsun (1996) | NR | |
Citizen X (1995) | R | |
Judge Dredd (1995) | R | |
Needful Things (1993) | R | |
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A Kiss Before Dying (1991) | R | |
Awakenings (1990) | PG-13 | |
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) | PG-13 | |
Duet for One (1986) | R | |
The Last Place on Earth (1985) | NR | |
Dreamscape (1984) | PG-13 | |
Dune: Extended Edition (1984) | NR | |
Dune (1984) | PG-13 | |
The Soldier's Tale (1984) | NR | |
Never Say Never Again (1983) | PG | |
Strange Brew (1983) | PG | |
Conan the Barbarian (1982) | R | |
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Flash Gordon (1980) | PG | |
Hurricane (1979) | PG | |
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March or Die (1977) | PG | |
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Steppenwolf (1974) | R | |
The Exorcist (1973) | R | |
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The Kremlin Letter (1970) | PG | |
The Night Visitor (1970) | PG | |
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Hawaii (1966) | NR | |
The Quiller Memorandum (1966) | NR | |
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