Volodja Semitjov (1912–1985) was a Russian-born

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who settled and worked in Sweden. Cowie & Elley p.504 The son of the writer

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, the family emigrated to Sweden in 1923. His younger brother was Eugen Semitjov.

Selected filmography

* ''

When Love Came to the Village ''When Love Came to the Village'' (Swedish: ''När kärleken kom till byn'') is a 1950 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Sven Lindberg, Ruth Kasdan and Edvin Adolphson. It was made at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Sto ...

'' (1950) * ''

One Summer of Happiness ''One Summer of Happiness'' ( sv, Hon dansade en sommar - She danced for a summer) is a 1951 Swedish film by director Arne Mattsson, based on the 1949 novel ''Sommardansen'' (''The Summer Dance'') by Per Olof Ekström. It was the first Swedish ...

'' (1951) * '' Four Times Love'' (1951) * ''

The Clang of the Pick ''The Clang of the Pick'' (Swedish: ''Hård klang'') is a 1952 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Victor Sjöström, Edvin Adolphson and Margit Carlqvist.Sundholm p.294 It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios of Nordisk ...

'' (1952) * '' Bread of Love'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' The Girl in the Rain'' (1955) * ''

Seventeen Years Old ''Seventeen Years Old'' (Swedish: ''Sjutton år'') is a 1957 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Ingeborg Nyberg, Randi Kolstad and Isa Quensel.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockhol ...

'' (1957) * ''

A Lion in Town ''A Lion in Town'' (Swedish: ''Lejon på stan'') is a 1959 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Folke and starring Nils Poppe, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz and Herman Ahlsell.Qvist & Von Bagh p.126 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. ...

'' (1959) * '' Every Day Isn't Sunday'' (1959) * '' The Invisible Terror'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1964) * '' The Girl from the Islands'' (1964) * '' Här kommer bärsärkarna'' (1965) * ''

Mask of Murder ''Mask of Murder'' is a 1985 Swedish-American film directed by Arne Mattsson, about a serial killer in a small Canadian town. Plot In a Canadian town, women are being killed by a serial murderer. Cast *Rod Taylor as Supt. Bob McLaine *Valerie ...

'' (1985)

References

Bibliography

* Cowie, Peter & Elley, Derek. ''World Filmography: 1967''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1977. * Kwiatkowski, Aleksander. '' Swedish Film Classics: A Pictorial Survey of 25 Films from 1913 to 1957''. Courier Dover Publications, 1983.

External links

* 1912 births 1985 deaths Russian emigrants to Sweden Swedish screenwriters {{Sweden-film-bio-stub