Bengt Forslund (born 22 June 1932) is a Swedish film producer,

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and production manager. He produced and co-wrote (with

Jan Troell Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish writer-director and cinematographer. His realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is prominent, have placed him in the first rank of modern Swedish film directors along with I ...

) '' The Emigrants'' (1971), for which he was nominated for

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for both

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and Writing Adapted Screenplay. At the

8th Guldbagge Awards The 8th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1971 and 1972, and took place on 23 October 1972. ''The Apple War'' directed by Tage Danielsson was presented with the award for Best F ...

he won the Special Achievement award.

Selected filmography

* '' 4x4'' (1965) * '' The Corridor'' (1968) * '' Made in Sweden'' (1969) * '' The Emigrants'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1973) * '' A Handful of Love'' (1974) * ''

Gangsterfilmen ''Gangsterfilmen'' is a 1974 Swedish film directed by Lars G. Thelestam. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Clu Gulager as Glenn Mortenson * Ernst Günther as Anders Andersson * Per Oscarsson as Johan Gus ...

'' (1974) * ''

The White Wall ''The White Wall'' () is a 1975 Swedish drama film written and directed by Stig Björkman. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where Harriet Andersson won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Harriet Andersson as Mon ...

'' (1975) * '' Hello Baby'' (1976) * '' Games of Love and Loneliness'' (1977)

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* 1932 births Living people Swedish film producers Swedish screenwriters Swedish male screenwriters Producers who won the Best Film Guldbagge Award {{Screen-writer-stub