Haakon Sandberg (b. Haakon Philip Fretheim Aall Sandberg; 30 August 1924,

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- 30 December 2013) was a Norwegian film director. His interest in films began when he and his twin brother, Sverre, received a

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as a gift from an aunt at the age of 6. After having studied

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, he and Sverre, who had studied at the

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, started Svekon Film, a production company, in 1948. He is the father of film director

Øyvind Sandberg Øyvind Sandberg (24 April 1953 – 13 January 2021), was a Norwegian film director born in Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the l ...

. He was married to Liv, who was also involved in the making of his movies.

Filmography (selection)

*''Gråpus som forsvant'', 1955 *''Bergen Havn'', 1958 *''Anno'', 10 movies (including ''Bergen, et møtested for mennesker''), 1960-1992 *''Uten opprør'', 1972 *''Hanseatene'', 1979 *''To hus tett i tett'', 1985

Awards

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Prize for ''Gråpus som forsvant''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandberg, Haakon 1924 births 2013 deaths Mass media people from Bergen Norwegian film directors