Salka Viertel was born on 15 June 1889 in Sambor, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Sambir, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]. She was a writer and actress, known for Seven Faces (1929), Anna Christie (1930) and Deep Valley (1947). She was married to Berthold Viertel. She died on 20 October 1978 in Klosters, Switzerland.
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Biography from IMDb.
- June 15, 1889
- October 20, 1978 (aged 89)
- Sambor, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Sambir, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]
- Writer and actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Salka Viertel's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Salka Viertel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, none of Salka Viertel's 7 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Salka Viertel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
13 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Prisoner of the Volga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Loves of Three Queens(1954)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Deep Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Two-Faced Woman(1941)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Conquest(1937)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Anna Karenina(1935)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Painted Veil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Queen Christina(1933)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Holy Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Costume Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Anna Christie(1930)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Seven Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1929 to 1976.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Salka Viertel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Salka Viertel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Salka Viertel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greta Garbo shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Clarence BrownShared titles: Conquest (1937), Anna Karenina (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Clarence Brown
Writers
- S.N. BehrmanShared titles: Two-Faced Woman (1941), Conquest (1937), Anna Karenina (1935), Queen Christina (1933)See all 4 shared titles with S.N. Behrman
Actors
- Greta GarboShared titles: Two-Faced Woman (1941), Conquest (1937), Anna Karenina (1935), Queen Christina (1933), Anna Christie (1930)See all 5 shared titles with Greta Garbo
- Reginald OwenShared titles: Conquest (1937), Anna Karenina (1935), Queen Christina (1933)See all 3 shared titles with Reginald Owen
Composers and cinematographers
- Herbert StothartShared titles: Conquest (1937), Anna Karenina (1935), Queen Christina (1933)See all 3 shared titles with Herbert Stothart
- William H. DanielsShared titles: Anna Karenina (1935), Queen Christina (1933), Anna Christie (1930)See all 3 shared titles with William H. Daniels
