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Jan Troell

Name in Native Language: "Jan Gustaf Troell" (Swedish/SV)
Film Director / Screenwriter / Cinematographer | * 07/23/1931 (92) | Limhamn, Malmö (Sweden)
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 Ingmar Bergman and Bo Widerberg. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | History

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The film is based on a true occurrence in Sweden in 1988. A Finnish couple murdered a young boy and his parents when they prevented the theft of the son's bicycle. The film tries to describe the relat ...

Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem

Certification unknown

1991 | 3.2/5 | 1h 50min
Drama
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Sören Mårtensson is a middle school teacher. His classroom occupied by half-grown children. His work is tormenting him and at night he is haunted by nightmares. ...

Who Saw Him Die?

Certification unknown

1968 | 3.5/5 | 1h 50min
Drama
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A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and romances that gradually shape his future. ...

Here Is Your Life

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1966 | 3.6/5 | 2h 49min
Drama, History
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A Swedish peasant family, ravaged by poverty, privation and misery in mid-19th century Sweden, set out on a perilous journey to America in hope of a better life. ...

The Emigrants

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1971 | 3.7/5 | 3h 11min
Drama, History, Western
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Awards & Nominations for Jan Troell

Litteris et Artibus Golden Bear Silver Bear for Best Director Guldbaggen För Kreativa Insatser 2x Guldbagge Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Jan Troell as Actor(5)

as himself2018 Bergman: A Year in a Life
as himself2016 Coming to America: Jan Troell on 'The Emigrants' and 'The New Land'
as himself1998 Liv till varje pris
as himself1988 Land of Dreams
as himself1964 Dansen kring Guldbaggen

Movies with Jan Troell as Crew(95)

Crew/Cinematography2023 Johanna! Yohanna!
Camera/Camera Operator2015 Bo Widerberg regisserar
Directing/Director2012 The Last Sentence
Editing/Editor2012 The Last Sentence
Writing/Screenplay2012 The Last Sentence
Directing/Director2010 Med mitt mått mätt - en ökenvandring
Writing/Writer2010 Med mitt mått mätt - en ökenvandring
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Everlasting Moments
Directing/Director2008 Everlasting Moments
Editing/Editor2008 Everlasting Moments
Writing/Story2008 Everlasting Moments
Camera/Director of Photography2007 Tune
Directing/Director2007 Tune
Editing/Editor2007 Tune
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Visions of Europe
Directing/Director2004 Visions of Europe
Writing/Writer2004 Visions of Europe
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Presence
Directing/Director2003 Presence
Editing/Editor2003 Presence
Sound/Sound2003 Presence
Writing/Writer2003 Presence
Directing/Director2002 Reflexion 2001
Camera/Director of Photography2001 As White as in Snow
Directing/Director2001 As White as in Snow
Editing/Editor2001 As White as in Snow
Writing/Screenplay2001 As White as in Snow
Directing/Director2000 92,8 MHz - drömmar i söder
Writing/Writer2000 92,8 MHz - drömmar i söder
Camera/Director of Photography1997 Their Frozen Dream
Directing/Director1997 Their Frozen Dream
Writing/Screenplay1997 Their Frozen Dream
Camera/Director of Photography1996 Hamsun
Directing/Director1996 Hamsun
Editing/Editor1996 Hamsun
Writing/Writer1996 Hamsun
Directing/Director1994 Dansen
Writing/Writer1994 Dansen
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Directing/Director1991 Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Editing/Editor1991 Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Writing/Screenplay1991 Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Land of Dreams
Directing/Director1988 Land of Dreams
Editing/Editor1988 Land of Dreams
Writing/Writer1988 Land of Dreams
Camera/Director of Photography1982 The Flight of the Eagle
Directing/Director1982 The Flight of the Eagle
Editing/Editor1982 The Flight of the Eagle
Writing/Screenplay1982 The Flight of the Eagle
Directing/Director1979 Hurricane
Crew/Cinematography1977 Bang!
Directing/Director1977 Bang!
Editing/Editor1977 Bang!
Writing/Writer1977 Bang!
Directing/Director1974 Zandy's Bride
Camera/Director of Photography1972 The New Land
Directing/Director1972 The New Land
Editing/Editor1972 The New Land
Writing/Screenplay1972 The New Land
Camera/Director of Photography1971 The Emigrants
Directing/Director1971 The Emigrants
Editing/Editor1971 The Emigrants
Writing/Screenplay1971 The Emigrants
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Who Saw Him Die?
Directing/Director1968 Who Saw Him Die?
Editing/Editor1968 Who Saw Him Die?
Writing/Writer1968 Who Saw Him Die?
Camera/Director of Photography1966 Here Is Your Life
Directing/Director1966 Here Is Your Life
Editing/Editor1966 Here Is Your Life
Writing/Screenplay1966 Here Is Your Life
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Porträtt av Åsa
Directing/Director1965 Porträtt av Åsa
Editing/Editor1965 Porträtt av Åsa
Writing/Writer1965 Porträtt av Åsa
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Interlude in the Marshland
Directing/Director1965 Interlude in the Marshland
Editing/Editor1965 Interlude in the Marshland
Writing/Writer1965 Interlude in the Marshland
Camera/Director of Photography1965 4 x 4
Directing/Director1965 4 x 4
Editing/Editor1965 4 x 4
Writing/Writer1965 4 x 4
Camera/Director of Photography1963 The Baby Carriage
Camera/Director of Photography1962 One More Brother
Directing/Director1962 One More Brother
Editing/Editor1962 One More Brother
Camera/Director of Photography1962 The Boy and the Dragon
Directing/Director1962 The Boy and the Dragon
Editing/Editor1962 The Boy and the Dragon
Writing/Writer1962 The Boy and the Dragon
Directing/Director1961 Sommartåg
Directing/Director1958 City
Writing/Writer1958 City

Full Name: Jan Troell
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Thursday, 07/23 1931 (July) in Limhamn, Malmö (Sweden) (current age: 92 years + 277 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: Swedish (SV)
Jan Troell frequently works together with these people:
Eddie Axberg (11x, Actor)
Max von Sydow (10x, Actor)
Bengt Forslund (10x, Crew)
Bo Widerberg (8x, Crew)
Georg Oddner (8x, Crew)
Johanna Troell (7x, Actress)
Göran Gunér (6x, Crew)
Erik Nordgren (5x, Crew)
Allan Edwall (5x, Actor)
Mischa Gavrjusjov (5x, Crew)
Bengt Ottekil (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:322189, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024