Sven Ericsson

The Great Amateur (1958)

Modern fairy tale about the small town of Fårtuna where the chief of police is also an amateur theater director. The local shop assistant Linda aspires to become an actress and gets discovered by a talent agent from Stockholm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasse Ekman
CAST:  Martin Ljung  •  Marianne Bengtsson  •  Hasse Ekman  •  Yngve Gamlin

Modern fairy tale about the small town of Fårtuna where the chief of police is also an amateur theater director. The local shop assistant Linda aspires to become an actress and gets discovered by a talent agent from Stockholm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasse Ekman
CAST:  Martin Ljung  •  Marianne Bengtsson  •  Hasse Ekman  •  Yngve Gamlin

Symphony of a City (1947)

Symphony of a City [Människor i Stad] is a 1947 Swedish documentary short film about Stockholm, directed by Arne Sucksdorff. It won an Oscar in 1949 for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Sucksdorff
CAST:  Mats Björne  •  Björn Näslund  •  Bo Tobiasson  •  Erland Colliander

Symphony of a City [Människor i Stad] is a 1947 Swedish documentary short film about Stockholm, directed by Arne Sucksdorff. It won an Oscar in 1949 for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Sucksdorff
CAST:  Mats Björne  •  Björn Näslund  •  Bo Tobiasson  •  Erland Colliander

Tappa inte sugen (1947)

In a movie studio, a fight scene is underway. The hero, played by Allan Bergner, will make an impression on the heroine, played by Ylva Vendel. But Allan is not prepared to give more than one pale hint of fight; he wants to be presentable in later scenes as well. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars-Eric Kjellgren
CAST:  Nils Poppe  •  Annalisa Ericson  •  Gaby Stenberg  •  Ulla Sallert

In a movie studio, a fight scene is underway. The hero, played by Allan Bergner, will make an impression on the heroine, played by Ylva Vendel. But Allan is not prepared to give more than one pale hint of fight; he wants to be presentable in later scenes as well. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars-Eric Kjellgren
CAST:  Nils Poppe  •  Annalisa Ericson  •  Gaby Stenberg  •  Ulla Sallert

Regementets ros (1950)

To save intoxicated friend Boman from getting caught, two conscripts lock him up in the local jail and release a prisoner, Ivan Jansson, so that he can pretend to be Boman for a few hours. But when the real Boman is transported to the county jail, switching them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bengt Järrel
CAST:  Margareta Fahlén  •  Birger Malmsten  •  Elisaveta  •  Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt

To save intoxicated friend Boman from getting caught, two conscripts lock him up in the local jail and release a prisoner, Ivan Jansson, so that he can pretend to be Boman for a few hours. But when the real Boman is transported to the county jail, switching them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bengt Järrel
CAST:  Margareta Fahlén  •  Birger Malmsten  •  Elisaveta  •  Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt