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Home From Babylon
'' Home from Babylon'' ( sv, Hem från Babylon) is a 1941 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Gerd Hagman, Arnold Sjöstrand and Georg Rydeberg. It was based on a 1923 novel of the same title by Sigfrid Siwertz.Goble p. 431 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj. Cast * Gerd Hagman as Britta von Wendt * Arnold Sjöstrand as Linus Treffenberg * Georg Rydeberg as Cesar Lee * Anders Henrikson as Sergej Nabocof * Irma Christenson as Marcelle * Olof Widgren as John Bidencap * Rune Carlsten as Wigelius * Georg Funkquist as Hugo * Barbro Kollberg as Gunborg * Frank Sundström Frank Sundström (16 January 1912 – 8 November 1993) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1933 and 1989. In 1948 he played the lead in the American film '' Song of My Heart''. Selected filmo ... as Marabou References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Sjöberg
Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Swedish theatre and film director. He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for '' Torment'' ( sv, Hets) (part of an eleven-way tie), and in 1951 for his film ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) (an adaptation of August Strindberg's play which tied with Vittorio De Sica's ''Miracle in Milan''). Despite his success with those films, Sjöberg was foremost a stage director, perhaps the greatest at Dramaten (alongside first Olof Molander and later Ingmar Bergman). He was a First Director of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre between 1930 and 1980; he staged there many remarkable and historic productions. Sjöberg was also a pioneer director of drama for early Swedish TV (his 1955 TV production of ''Hamlet'' is a national milestone). At the 3rd Guldbagge Awards Sjöberg won the award for Best Director for the film ''Ön''. Sjöberg died in a car accident on his way to rehearsal at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Henrikson
Anders Henrik Henrikson (13 June 1896 – 17 October 1965) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1965. He also directed 30 films between 1933 and 1956. Selected filmography Actor * '' The Lady of the Camellias'' (1925) * ''The Strongest'' (1929) * ''Man's Way with Women'' (1934) * ''Walpurgis Night'' (1935) * ''Intermezzo'' (1936) * '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1936) * '' Russian Flu'' (1937) * '' Conflict'' (1937) * ''Oh, Such a Night!'' (1937) * ''John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads'' (1937) * '' Art for Art's Sake'' (1938) * '' A Woman's Face'' (1938) * ''Styrman Karlssons flammor'' (1938) * '' The Great Love'' (1938) * ''Just a Bugler'' (1938) * '' Thunder and Lightning'' (1938) * '' Her Little Majesty'' (1939) * ''They Staked Their Lives'' (1940) * ''A Crime'' (1940) * '' Life Goes On'' (1941) *'' Home from Babylon'' (1941) * '' Only a Woman'' (1941) * ''Dangerous Ways'' (1942) * ''The Heavenly Play'' (1942) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Drama Films
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Films Directed By Alf Sjöberg
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Swedish Black-and-white Films
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1940s Swedish-language Films
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1941 Drama Films
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1941 Films
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, ''Citizen Kane''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 17 ''Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. *March 24 - Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie '' Sun Valley Serenade'' for Twentieth Century Fox *May 1 – ''Citizen Kane'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. *July 2 – '' Sergeant York'', the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Sundström
Frank Sundström (16 January 1912 – 8 November 1993) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1933 and 1989. In 1948 he played the lead in the American film '' Song of My Heart''. Selected filmography * '' People of Hälsingland'' (1933) * '' Kanske en gentleman'' (1935) *'' Home from Babylon'' (1941) * '' Dangerous Ways'' (1942) * '' Katrina'' (1943) * '' Kungajakt'' (1944) * '' Song of My Heart'' (1948) * ''No Time to Kill'' (1959) * ''Shame Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness. Definition Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...'' (1968) References External links * * 1912 births 1993 deaths 20th-century Swedish male actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male television actors Male actors from Stockholm {{Sweden-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Kollberg
Barbro Kollberg (27 December 1917 – 6 March 2014) was a Swedish film actress. Born in Eskilstuna, Södermanlands län, Sweden, she starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1946 '' It Rains on Our Love''. She lived to be 96. Selected filmography * '' Life Begins Today'' (1939) * ''Heroes in Yellow and Blue'' (1940) * '' A Real Man'' (1940) *'' Home from Babylon'' (1941) * '' Tonight or Never'' (1941) * ''The Yellow Clinic'' (1942) * '' Kungsgatan'' (1943) * ''Som folk är mest'' (1944) * '' It Rains on Our Love'' (1946) * '' The Nuthouse'' (1951) * ''Den gula bilen'' (1963) * ''Mor gifter sig'' (1979) (TV Series) * '' The Best Intentions'' (1991) (TV Series) * '' Första Kärleken'' (1992) (Miniseries) * ''A Life for the Taking ''A Life for the Taking'' ( sv, Tag ditt liv) is a 1995 Swedish drama film directed by Göran du Rées. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Hans Mosesson as Stig F. Dahlman * Björn Granath as Björn Grana ...'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Funkquist
Georg Funkquist (13 March 1900 – 23 October 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Stockholm. Selected filmography * ''The Red Day'' (1931) * '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936) * ''Mother Gets Married'' (1937) * ''Happy Vestköping'' (1937) * '' Adolf Saves the Day'' (1938) * ''Kalle's Inn'' (1939) * ''We at Solglantan'' (1939) * ''Her Melody'' (1940) * ''The Bjorck Family'' (1940) *'' Home from Babylon'' (1941) * ''Poor Ferdinand'' (1941) * '' Little Napoleon'' (1943) * '' Imprisoned Women'' (1943) * ''There's a Fire Burning'' (1943) * '' We Need Each Other'' (1944) * ''Appassionata'' (1944) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1945) * '' Affairs of a Model'' (1946) * '' Sunshine'' (1948) * ''Kvinnan bakom allt'' (1951) * '' Summer Interlude'' (1951) * '' Dance in the Smoke'' (1954) * ''The Staffan Stolle Story'' (1956) * '' The Stranger from the Sky'' (1956) * ''Woman in a Fur Coat'' (1958) * ''The Jazz Boy'' (1958) * '' The Devil's Eye'' (1960) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rune Carlsten
Rune Carlsten (1890–1970) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Carlsten studied at Stockholm University 1908–1910, was involved with Einar Fröberg's theater company 1910–1912, at the Swedish Theater in Stockholm 1912–1913, at the Swedish Theater in Helsinki 1913–1914, at the Intimate Theater 1914–1921, at Filmindustri AB Skandia 1918– 1921, at Djurgårdsteatern 1917–1921 and 1924–1925, at Lorensbergsteatern in Gothenburg 1921–1924, at Bonnierfilm 1924, at AB Alb. Ranft's Theater 1925–1926, at the Oscar Theater 1926–1932, at Paramount in Paris 1929–1932, at Finlandia Film (House of Silence) in Helsinki 1933, at Jarfilm in Oslo 1932, at the Comedy Theater 1932–1933, at Ufa in Berlin 1933 and at Rosenbergsatelier in Vienna 1938. As early as 1919, he made a brilliant role as Carlsson in the first film adaptation of the people of Hemsö. In 1933 he was engaged at Dramaten where he worked as both an actor and director. Here he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
