in the new year eve and the tuberculous sister of the salvation army edit ( astrid holm ) ask her mother and her colleague maria ( lisa lundholm ) to call david holm ( victor sjöström ) to visit her in her deathbed . meanwhile and the alcoholic david be tell to two other drunkard in the cemetery the legend of the phantom coach and his coachman represent in accordance with the legend and the last sinner to die in the turn of the new year become the soul collector and gather soul in his coach . when david denies to visit edit and his friend have an argument with him and they fight and david dy . when the coachman arrive and he recognize his friend george ( tore svennberg ) and who die in the end of the last year . george revisit part of david obnoxious life and in flashback and he show how mean and selfish david be . körkarlen be an impressive and stylish silent movie and with magnificent special effect ( for a 1921 movie ) . the character be very well develop while however and the story be date and there be a weird and unexplained situation and when sister edit tell that she love david holm . why should a enlightened woman love such a despicable man that waste his life corrupt other people . despite be religiously date in the present day and it give a beautiful message of faith and redemption in the end . my vote be nine . title ( brazil ) represent a carroça fantasma ( the phantom coach ) .