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Gunnar Fischer

Cinematographer / Camera Operator / Film Director / Writer | * 11/18/1910 († 100, 06/11/2011) | Ljungby, Kronobergs län (Sweden)
Gunnar Fischer (18 November 1910 – 11 June 2011) was a Swedish cinematographer who worked with director Ingmar Bergman on several of the director's best-known films, including Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) and The Seventh Seal (1957). In addition to his career as cinematographer, Gunnar Fischer directed short films, wrote screenplays (1933–41) and published books for children. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

When 'Vogler's Magnetic Health Theater' comes to town, there's bound to be a spectacle. Reading reports of a variety of supernatural disturbances at Vogler's prior performances abroad, the leading tow ...

The Magician

NR

1958 | 3.7/5 | 1h 41min
Drama
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Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new s ...

Smiles of a Summer Night

NR

1955 | 3.7/5 | 1h 49min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the ...

The Seventh Seal

NR

1957 | 4.1/5 | 1h 36min
Fantasy, Drama
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Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along th ...

Wild Strawberries

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1957 | 4.1/5 | 1h 31min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Gunnar Fischer

Ingmar Bergman Award
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Movies with Gunnar Fischer as Actor(2)

as himself2004 Svensk Filmindustri: La grande aventure du cinéma Suédois
as The father1965 The Devil's Instrument

Movies with Gunnar Fischer as Crew(52)

Camera/Director of Photography1974 Parade
Camera/Director of Photography1969 Miss and Mrs Sweden
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Black Palm Trees
Camera/Director of Photography1968 An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Ola och Julia
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Stimulantia
Camera/Director of Photography1966 Adam in Sweden
Camera/Director of Photography1966 Oj oj oj eller 'Sången om den eldröda hummern'
Directing/Director1965 The Devil's Instrument
Writing/Writer1965 The Devil's Instrument
Camera/Director of Photography1964 491
Camera/Director of Photography1963 My Love Is Like a Rose
Camera/Director of Photography1963 A Testimony About Her
Camera/Director of Photography1962 Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates
Camera/Director of Photography1962 Kort är sommaren
Camera/Director of Photography1962 Siska
Camera/Director of Photography1961 The Boy in the Tree
Camera/Director of Photography1961 The Pleasure Garden
Camera/Director of Photography1960 The Devil's Eye
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Swinging at the Castle
Camera/Director of Photography1958 The Magician
Camera/Director of Photography1958 You Are My Adventure
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Wild Strawberries
Camera/Director of Photography1957 The Seventh Seal
Camera/Director of Photography1956 Den Hårda Leken
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Smiles of a Summer Night
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Stampen
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Gabrielle
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Vi tre debutera
Crew/Cinematography1953 Bonfire evening in the mountains
Directing/Director1953 Bonfire evening in the mountains
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Summer with Monika
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Hidden in the Fog
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Waiting Women
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Ingmar Bergman: Making Commercials
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Summer Interlude
Camera/Director of Photography1951 The steak and the banana
Camera/Director of Photography1950 This Can't Happen Here
Camera/Director of Photography1950 To Joy
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Thirst
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Private Bom
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Port of Call
Camera/Director of Photography1947 Tappa inte sugen
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Two People
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Blåjackor
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Natt i hamn
Writing/Writer1943 Natt i hamn
Camera/Second Unit Director of Photography1942 Himlaspelet
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Det är min musik
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Whalers
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Just a Trumpeter
Camera/First Assistant Camera1936 Han, hon och pengarna

Full Name: Gunnar Fischer
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Friday, 11/18 1910 (November) in Ljungby, Kronobergs län (Sweden)
Died: Saturday, 06/11 2011 (June) in Stockholm (aged: 100)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Siblings: Per Jacob Fischer, Jöran Fischer, Christina Fischer, Gunilla Fischer
Father: Gunnar Fischer
Mother: Greta Lokrantz
Related to: Elis Fischer, Elisabeth von Düben, Axel Vilhelm Lokrantz, Hildur Fredrika Abenius
Other names for Gunnar Fischer (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Erling Gunnar Fischer"
"G. Fischer"
Gunnar Fischer frequently works together with these people:
Ingmar Bergman (33x, Crew)
Oscar Rosander (19x, Crew)
Gunnar Björnstrand (17x, Actor)
Allan Ekelund (16x, Crew)
Erik Nordgren (14x, Crew)
P.A. Lundgren (12x, Crew)
Nils Svenwall (12x, Crew)
Bibi Andersson (11x, Actress)
Sif Ruud (9x, Actor)
Nils Poppe (9x, Actor)
Alf Kjellin (9x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:126662, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024