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Jörn Donner

Film Director / Politician / Film Producer / Journalist / Diplomat / Actor / Screenwriter | * 02/05/1933 († 86, 01/30/2020) | Helsinki (Finland)
Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. ()

Jörn Donner was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. Internationally he was best known for his film Fanny and Alexander (1982), that won four Academy Awards, including the award for the best foreign language film.In Finland he was known for his work as an author, as well as having been member of both, Parliament of Finland and European Union.

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

Juha is a sales manager of a refrigerator company. His perfect-looking family and glittering array of modern kitchen appliances have just been featured in a magazine article, but in reality Juha is a ...

Black on White

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1968 | 2.5/5 | 1h 35min
Drama
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About a young couple. They fall in love, marry and separate. ...

A Sunday in September

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1963 | 1h 38min
 
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As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a j ...

Fanny and Alexander

FSK: 16+ years

1982 | 3.9/5 | 3h 8min
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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Fashion Designer Anne must decide between Toivo, an architect ten years her senior, and French businessman, Jacques, with whom she's been living for three years. ...

Adventure Starts Here

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1965 | 3.0/5 | 1h 28min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Jörn Donner

Pro Finlandia Medal of The Order of The Lion of Finland Professor Finlandia Award Swedish Academy Finland Prize Tollander Award Black Nights Prize Axel Hirsch Award Jussi Award for Best Script Jussi Award for Best Director Jussi Award for Best Producer Lifetime Concrete Jussi Award Längmanska Kulturfondens Finlandspris Order of The Polar Star - Commander 1st Class Commander of The Order of The Lion of Finland Apollo Award
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Movies with Jörn Donner as Actor(27)

as Self (archive footage)2021 Donner - Private
as himself2021 The Dinosaur
as himself2019 En film om Jörn Donner
as himself2018 Void
as Poker Player2017 The Other Side of Hope
as Interviewer / Narrator / Himself2017 Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland
as himself2017 Citizen Schein
as himself2008 The Truth About Sauna: The Truth About Finns
as himself2007 Isäni jalanjäljillä
as himself2004 Fanny & Alexander: A Bergman Tapestry
as himself1998 Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work
as Jörkka Donner1992 Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
as keskustelija televisiossa1986 The Undressing
as Gabriel1984 Angela's War
as Writer1983 Regina ja miehet
1983 Hockeyfeber
as Self - Narrator1982 Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
1980 Brutal
as Policeman1978 Men Can't Be Raped
as Lasse, bilhandlare1973 Hangover
as Petteri1972 Hellyys
as Pertti 'Pertsa'1970 Portraits of Women
as Timo Paasi1969 Sixtynine
as Tohtori Bonell1968 The Asphalt Lambs
as Juha Holm1968 Black on White
1967 Stimulantia
as Narrator1954 Aamua kaupungissa

Movies with Jörn Donner as Crew(76)

Directing/Director2017 Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland
Writing/Screenplay2017 Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland
Directing/Director2015 Armi Alive!
Directing/Director2009 The Interrogation
Crew/Thanks2008 Helsinki, Forever
Directing/Director2007 Isäni jalanjäljillä
Writing/Writer2007 Isäni jalanjäljillä
Writing/Idea2007 The Border
Production/Producer2000 Abandoned Houses, Empty Homes
Directing/Director1998 Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work
Production/Producer1995 The Faceless Man
Production/Producer1986 The Undressing
Production/Producer1986 Flight North
Directing/Director1984 Dirty Story
Writing/Novel1984 Dirty Story
Writing/Writer1984 Angela's War
Production/Producer1984 After the Rehearsal
Production/Producer1982 The Flight of the Eagle
Production/Producer1982 Fanny and Alexander
Directing/Director1982 Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
Editing/Editor1982 Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
Production/Producer1982 Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
Writing/Screenplay1982 Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
Production/Co-Producer1982 The Worthless
Production/Producer1979 Two Forces
Production/Producer1978 Black Sun
Directing/Director1978 Men Can't Be Raped
Production/Producer1978 Men Can't Be Raped
Writing/Writer1978 Men Can't Be Raped
Production/Producer1978 Slumrande toner fjärran ur tiden
Production/Producer1977 Bluff Stop
Production/Producer1977 Taboo
Production/Producer1977 Hemåt i natten
Production/Producer1976 The Holy Family
Production/Producer1976 Near and Far Away
Directing/Director1976 Three Scenes with Ingmar Bergman
Production/Producer1976 The American Dream
Production/Producer1973 The Mommila Murders
Production/Producer1973 A Shot in the Factory
Directing/Director1973 Hangover
Writing/Writer1973 Hangover
Directing/Director1972 Hellyys
Production/Producer1972 Hellyys
Writing/Writer1972 Hellyys
Editing/Editor1972 Eight Deadly Shots
Production/Producer1972 Poor Maria!
Directing/Director1971 Fuck Off! Images from Finland
Directing/Director1970 Portraits of Women
Editing/Editor1970 Portraits of Women
Production/Producer1970 Portraits of Women
Writing/Writer1970 Portraits of Women
Directing/Director1970 Anna
Writing/Story1970 Anna
Writing/Screenplay1970 Anna
Directing/Director1969 Sixtynine
Writing/Writer1969 Sixtynine
Directing/Director1968 Black on White
Editing/Editor1968 Black on White
Writing/Writer1968 Black on White
Directing/Director1967 Rooftree
Editing/Editor1967 Rooftree
Writing/Writer1967 Rooftree
Directing/Director1967 Stimulantia
Writing/Writer1967 Stimulantia
Directing/Director1965 Adventure Starts Here
Directing/Director1964 To Love
Writing/Writer1964 To Love
Directing/Director1963 A Sunday in September
Writing/Writer1963 A Sunday in September
Directing/Director1963 A Testimony About Her
Writing/Writer1963 A Testimony About Her
Directing/Director1955 Some of These Days
Writing/Writer1955 Some of These Days
Directing/Director1954 Aamua kaupungissa
Production/Producer1954 Aamua kaupungissa
Writing/Writer1954 Aamua kaupungissa

Full Name: Jörn Johan Donner
Citizenship: Finland
Born: Sunday, 02/05 1933 (February) in Helsinki (Finland)
Died: Thursday, 01/30 2020 (January) in Meilahti Triangle Hospital (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Finnish (FI), Swedish (SV, native language)
Educated at: University of Helsinki, Svenska normallyceum
Spouses (current/former): Jeanette Bonnier, Inga-Britt Wik
Children: Johan Donner, Rafael Donner
Siblings: Kai Otto Donner, Joakim Donner
Father: Kai Donner
Related to: Lyyti
Other names for Jörn Donner (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Bjorn Thunder" (Pseudonym)
"Jörn Johan Donner"
Jörn Donner frequently works together with these people:
Pirjo Honkasalo (17x, Crew)
Aki Kaurismäki (11x, Crew)
Tuomo Kattilakoski (10x, Crew)
Pekka Lehto (10x, Crew)
Jaakko Talaskivi (10x, Crew)
Harriet Andersson (9x, Actress)
Ingmar Bergman (9x, Crew)
Lauri Törhönen (9x, Crew)
Anssi Mänttäri (9x, Crew)
Mikko Niskanen (7x, Crew)
Paul Jyrälä (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:619652, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024