Max von Sydow

One of the greatest actors of the twentieth century von Sydow is best known for his long creative partnership with director Ingmar Bergman whose psychologically probing dramasincluding their most famous collaboration THE SEVENTH SEALgave the actor freedom to bare his soul and showcase his unfailingly commanding screen presence In addition to the string of masterpieces he made with the Swedish auteur von Sydow embodied a wide range of characters in films by arthouse titans such as Jan Troell Lars von Trier and Wim Wenders leaving behind a body of work that spans more than six decades and a dozen different countries He appeared in more than one hundred and fifty films and television series in multiple languages Max von Sydow received his French citizenship in 2002 and lived in France for the last two decades of his life