Film · 1986

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

Name: Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Director: Dan Säll
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1986-01-01

120 min · Directed by Dan Säll

Documentary

8.02
ratings

Two part biography of Greta Garbo.

Two part biography of Greta Garbo - 1. The Temptress 2. The Clown. Reminiscences of her early life in Stockholm, with excerpts from her films. Narrated by Bibi Andersson.

Cast

Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

Bibi Andersson

Narrator (voice)

John Gilbert

Self (archive footage)

Lillian Gish

Self (archive footage)

Antonio Moreno

Self as Manuel Robledo (archive footage)

Ricardo Cortez

Self as Don Rafael Brull (archive footage)

Victor Sjöström

Self (archive footage)

Irving Thalberg

Self (archive footage)

L

Louis B. Mayer

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director: Dan Säll
Writer: Ake Wilney

Details

Studios: SVT
Countries: Sweden
Languages: Swedish, English
Release: January 1, 1986

Themes

biographysilent film

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