Jan "Janne" Harry Halldoff (4 September 1939 – 23 July 2010) was a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1966 and 1982. His 1967 film titled ''

Life's Just Great ''Life's Just Great'' ( sv, Livet är stenkul) is a 1967 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Halldoff. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Inger Taube as Britt * Maj Nielsen as Maj * Keve Hjelm as Roland * ...

'' was entered into the

17th Berlin International Film Festival The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June – 4 July 1967. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Belgian film '' Le départ'' directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. Jury The following people were announced as being on the ju ...

. His 1968 film titled '' The Corridor'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1974 film '' The Last Adventure'' won the award for

Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

at the

11th Guldbagge Awards The 11th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1974 and 1975, and took place on 13 October 1975. '' The Last Adventure'' directed by Jan Halldoff was presented with the award for Bes ...

. His 1976 film '' Buddies'' won the award for

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

at the

12th Guldbagge Awards The 12th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1975 and 1976, and took place on 13 September 1976. ''Release the Prisoners to Spring'' directed by Tage Danielsson was presented with ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1967) * '' The Corridor'' (1968) * ''

Rötmånad ''Rötmånad'' (American title: ''Dog Days'', British title: ''What Are You Doing After the Orgy?'') is a Swedish dark comedy film from 1970 directed by Jan Halldoff. In the Stockholm archipelago lives the barber Assar Gustafsson (played by Carl ...

'' (1970) * '' The Last Adventure'' (1974) * '' Buddies'' (1976) * ''

Father to Be ''Father to Be'' ( sv, Jag är med barn) is a 1979 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. Plot Bosse (Magnus Härenstam) is a young ad man, fascinated with cinema, with secret dreams of being an author. He meets Lena (Anki Lidén ...

'' (1979)

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* * 1939 births 2010 deaths Swedish film directors Swedish screenwriters Swedish male screenwriters Writers from Stockholm Best Director Guldbagge Award winners 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-film-director-stub