The Phantom Carriage DVD (2008) Victor Sjostrom, Sjöström (DIR) cert U Title: The Phantom Carriage Leading Actor: Victor Sjostrom Region: Region 2 Duration: 106 mins Format: DVD / Limited Edition Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: PIAS UK UK Release Date: 11 Feb 2008 Edition: Limited Edition Silent horror classic by pioneering Swedish filmmaker Victor Sjostrom. The film tells the story of a drunk who scoffs at the legend that anybody who dies on the stroke of midnight on Year’s Eve will be condemned to drive the Coach of Death for the next year. Sjostrom, who stars in the film as well as directing it, uses a complex structure of flashbacks to tell his story.