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Arne Sucksdorff

Film Director / Screenwriter / Photographer | * 02/03/1917 († 84, 05/04/2001) | Gustav Vasa parish (Sweden)
Arne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries. His works include Pojken i trädet (The Boy in the Tree) and the Academy Award-winning Människor i Stad (Symphony of a City). Perhaps Sucksdorff's most widely admired work was the internationally acclaimed Det Stora Äventyret (1953) (The Great Adventure) about a year in the outdoors told in semidocumentary fashion from the viewpoint of a farmboy. It is noted for its remarkable photography and authentic scenes of nature, and its appeal to children for its story of domesticated otters. Sucksdorff also appeared as an actor in this film, portraying the father, while his real-life son is an actor as well. The film won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival and the Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films) at the 4th Berlin International Film Festival. In the early 1960s, Sucksdorff moved to Alghero, Sardinia, and lived there about 2 years doing spear fishing and exploring the coast with a rubber inflatable Zodiak mark V, after moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he taught cinema at the film school and continued making documentari... ()
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Arne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries. His works include Pojken i trädet (The Boy in the Tree) and the Academy Award-winning Människor i Stad (Symphony of a City).

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Arne Sucksdorff

Guldbagge Award for Best Director
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Movies with Arne Sucksdorff as Actor(1)

as Father1953 The Great Adventure

TV Shows/Series with Arne Sucksdorff as Actor(1)

as himself1972 På jordens baksida

Movies with Arne Sucksdorff as Crew(55)

Crew/Cinematography1971 Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Directing/Director1971 Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Crew/Cinematography1965 My Home Is Copacabana
Directing/Director1965 My Home Is Copacabana
Editing/Editor1965 My Home Is Copacabana
Writing/Screenplay1965 My Home Is Copacabana
Directing/Director1961 The Boy in the Tree
Editing/Editor1961 The Boy in the Tree
Writing/Screenplay1961 The Boy in the Tree
Directing/Director1957 The Flute and the Arrow
Writing/Writer1957 The Flute and the Arrow
Camera/Director of Photography1953 The Great Adventure
Directing/Director1953 The Great Adventure
Editing/Editor1953 The Great Adventure
Writing/Writer1953 The Great Adventure
Camera/Director of Photography1953 The Wind and the River
Directing/Director1953 The Wind and the River
Editing/Editor1953 The Wind and the River
Writing/Screenplay1953 The Wind and the River
Directing/Director1951 Ett hörn i norr
Crew/Cinematography1951 Indian Village
Directing/Director1951 Indian Village
Writing/Writer1951 Indian Village
Crew/Cinematography1950 Strandhugg
Directing/Director1950 Strandhugg
Editing/Editor1950 Strandhugg
Writing/Writer1950 Strandhugg
Directing/Director1948 Break Up
Writing/Writer1948 Break Up
Directing/Director1948 Litsälven
Crew/Cinematography1948 A Divided World
Directing/Director1948 A Divided World
Editing/Editor1948 A Divided World
Crew/Cinematography1948 Den drömda dalen - Soria Moria
Directing/Director1948 Den drömda dalen - Soria Moria
Crew/Cinematography1947 Symphony of a City
Directing/Director1947 Symphony of a City
Editing/Editor1947 Symphony of a City
Writing/Writer1947 Symphony of a City
Directing/Director1946 Shadows on the Snow
Directing/Director1944 Shadow of the Hunter
Writing/Writer1944 Shadow of the Hunter
Directing/Director1944 Time for Common Rudd
Directing/Director1944 The Gulls
Writing/Writer1944 The Gulls
Camera/Director of Photography1942 The Wind from the West
Directing/Director1942 The Wind from the West
Writing/Writer1942 The Wind from the West
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Summer's Tale
Directing/Director1941 Summer's Tale
Writing/Writer1941 Summer's Tale
Directing/Director1940 An August Rhapsody
Directing/Assistant Director1940 June Night

TV Shows/Series with Arne Sucksdorff as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1972 På jordens baksida

Full Name: Arne Sucksdorff
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Saturday, 02/03 1917 (February) in Gustav Vasa parish (Sweden)
Died: Friday, 05/04 2001 (May) in Oscar Parish (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Swedish (SV)
Spouses (current/former): Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff
Other names for Arne Sucksdorff (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Арне Суксдорф"
Arne Sucksdorff frequently works together with these people:
Gunnar Johansson (3x, Crew)
Erik Nordgren (2x, Crew)
Anders Nohrborg (2x, Cast)
Per Lindberg (2x, Crew)
Hugo Bolander (2x, Crew)
Nils Whiten (2x, Actor)
Ulf Palme (2x, Actor)
Flávio Migliaccio (2x, Actor)
Holger Stockman (1x, Cast)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:250530, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024