Ragnar Frisk (1902–1984) was a Swedish
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...
.
[Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.102] He was known for his
comedies
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, including the
Ã…sa-Nisse
Åsa-Nisse is a Swedish literary character created by Stig Cederholm. The character first appeared in the weekly magazine Tidsfördrif in 1944, and later in a series of 20 films, produced between 1949 and 1969. In 1960 it also became a comic serie ...
series of films.
Selected filmography
* ''
A Cruise in the Albertina
''A Cruise in the Albertina'' (Swedish: ''På kryss med Albertina'') is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Per-Axel Branner and starring Adolf Jahr, Signe Wirff and Olav Riégo.Qvist & Von Bagh p.60 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Tomorrow's Melody'' (1942)
* ''
Guttersnipes'' (1944)
* ''
100 dragspel och en flicka
''100 dragspel och en flicka'' ("100 Accordions and One Girl") is a Swedish comedy film from 1946 directed by Ragnar Frisk. The film's title is a reference to ''One Hundred Men and a Girl''.
Plot
Two inventors, Ville and Rulle (Elof Ahrle and B ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Ã…sa-Nisse
Åsa-Nisse is a Swedish literary character created by Stig Cederholm. The character first appeared in the weekly magazine Tidsfördrif in 1944, and later in a series of 20 films, produced between 1949 and 1969. In 1960 it also became a comic serie ...
'' (1949)
*''
Ã…sa-Nisse Goes Hunting'' (1950)
* ''
Perhaps a Gentleman'' (1950)
* ''
Ã…sa-Nisse on Holiday
''Åsa-Nisse on Holiday'' (Swedish: ''Åsa-Nisse på semester'') is a 1953 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Frisk and starring John Elfström, Artur Rolén and Helga Brofeldt.Nordic National Cinemas p.149 It was part of a long-running se ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Ã…sa-Nisse in Military Uniform
''Åsa-Nisse in Military Uniform'' (Swedish: ''Åsa-Nisse i kronans kläder'') is a 1958 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Frisk and starring John Elfström, Artur Rolén and Brita Öberg.Krawc p.473 It was shot at the Täby Studios in S ...
'' (1958)
* ''
Ã…sa-Nisse as a Policeman
''Åsa-Nisse as a Policeman'' (Swedish: ''Åsa-Nisse som polis'') is a 1960 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Frisk and starring John Elfström, Artur Rolén and Brita Öberg.Wredlund p.229 It was shot at the Täby Studios in Stockholm. T ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Andersson's Kalle on Top Form'' (1973)
References
Bibliography
* John Sundholm. ''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2012.
External links
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1902 births
1984 deaths
Swedish film directors
Mass media people from Stockholm
20th-century Swedish people
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