Benedict Zilliacus
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Benedict Zilliacus is a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist, author, scriptwriter and translator. Zilliacus has written screenplay
s for many movies, including Etulinjan edessä (Beyond the Front Line), which he wrote together with Stefan Forss.
In the 1950s and 1960s, he at least every second year wrote a revue
for the Swedish theater, Lilla Teatern in Helsinki, which became very popular.
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
s for many movies, including Etulinjan edessä (Beyond the Front Line), which he wrote together with Stefan Forss.
In the 1950s and 1960s, he at least every second year wrote a revue
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...
for the Swedish theater, Lilla Teatern in Helsinki, which became very popular.