Swedish films of the 1940s - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of films produced in Sweden
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and in the Swedish language

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in the 1940s. For an A-Z see :Category:Swedish films

1940s

Swedish Title	English Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1940 1940 in film The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
Med livet som insats		Alf Sjöberg
Den Blomstertid...		Alf Sjöberg
Juninatten Juninatten June Nights is a 1940 Swedish language drama film directed by Per Lindberg. It stars Ingrid Bergman and Marianne Löfgren.-Plot summary:A woman is shot by the sailor that she was involved with after trying to leave him. As a result of this incident, the press portray her as a tramp...	June Nights	Per Lindberg	Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is ranked as the fourth greatest female star of American cinema of all time by the American Film Institute... , Marianne Löfgren Marianne Löfgren Marianne Löfgren was a Swedish actress. She played in director Ingmar Bergman's debut Crisis and did many other movies in her native Sweden.-Selected filmography:* Crisis * Two Women... , Lill-Tollie Zellman
1941 1941 in film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...
Himlaspelet		Alf Sjöberg
1942 1942 in film The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
Hem från Babylon Hem från Babylon -Cast:* Gerd Hagman as Britta von Wendt* Arnold Sjöstrand as Linus Treffenberg* Georg Rydeberg as Cesar Lee* Anders Henrikson as Sergej Nabocof* Irma Christenson as Marcelle* Olof Widgren as John Bidencap * Rune Carlsten as Wigelius...		Alf Sjöberg
1943 1943 in film The year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films....
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1944 1944 in film The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....
Hets	Torment	Alf Sjöberg	Alf Kjellin Alf Kjellin Alf Kjellin was a Swedish film actor and director, who also appeared on some television shows.He was well established as a film actor when he occasionally took on roles in television shows. For example in 1965 he prominently guest-starred as Stalag Luft Kommandant Col... , Stig Järrel Stig Järrel Stig Järrel was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist. Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films...		Won Palme d'Or Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du... ("Golden Palm") at the Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals... , 1946 (shared)
1945 1945 in film The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....
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1946 1946 in film The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
Kris	Crisis	Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...	Marianne Löfgren Marianne Löfgren Marianne Löfgren was a Swedish actress. She played in director Ingmar Bergman's debut Crisis and did many other movies in her native Sweden.-Selected filmography:* Crisis * Two Women...	Drama
Det regnar på vår kärlek	It Rains on Our Love It Rains on Our Love It Rains on Our Love is a 1946 Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman. This is the first time Gunnar Björnstrand acted in a Bergman directed film...	Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...	Barbro Kollberg Barbro Kollberg Barbro Kollberg is a Swedish film actress. Born in Eskilstuna, Södermanlands län, Sweden, she starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1946 film It Rains on Our Love.-Selected filmography:* Hem från Babylon... , Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten was a Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.-Selected filmography:It Rains on Our Love A Ship to India Music in Darkness Eva...	Drama
1947 1947 in film The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
Skepp till India land	A Ship to India A Ship to India A Ship to India is a 1947 Swedish film directed and written by Ingmar Bergman. It is one of his earlier and lesser-known works.The film tells the story of the past of the character Johannes during an ocean voyage to India, along with his cruel father, his mother, and a female traveler with whom...	Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...	Holger Löwenadler Holger Löwenadler Holger Löwenadler was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1947 film A Ship to India. He appeared in the 1951 film Divorced, which was written by Bergman... , Anna Lindahl Anna Lindahl Anna Lindahl was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 19 films between 1925 and 1949.-External links:... , Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten was a Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.-Selected filmography:It Rains on Our Love A Ship to India Music in Darkness Eva... , Gertrud Fridh Gertrud Fridh Gertrud Fridh was a Swedish stage and film actress.Born in Gothenburg, Fridh later studied acting at Gothenburg City Theatre's acting school from 1941 to 1944. She worked in the 1940s and 50s at the city theatres in Gothenburg and Malmö...	Drama
Två kvinnor Two Women (1947 film) Two Women is a 1947 Swedish film directed by Arnold Sjöstrand. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eva Dahlbeck - Sonja Bergman* Cécile Ossbahr - Cecilia Alling* Gunnar Björnstrand - Bengt* Georg Rydeberg - Henry Alling...	Two Women	Arnold Sjöstrand Arnold Sjöstrand Arnold Sjöstrand was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 33 films between 1931 and 1952.-Selected filmography:* Den blomstertid * Hem från Babylon * The Heavenly Play...			Entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival 1947 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :The entire jury at this festival were French.Georges Huisman Raymond Borderie Georges Carriere Chosson Joseph Dotti Escoute *Jean Grémillon...
1948 1948 in film The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...
Främmande hamn		Hampe Faustman Hampe Faustman Erik "Hampe" Faustman was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 23 films between 1940 and 1961. He also directed 20 films between 1943 and 1955.Married to actress Gunn Wållgren 1941–1949.-Selected filmography:...		Drama	Entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival 1949 Cannes Film Festival The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held on September 2-17, 1949. No festival was held in 1948.- Jury :The entire jury for this festival were French.Georges Huisman Jules Romains *Mme...
Musik i mörker	Music in Darkness Music in Darkness Music in Darkness is a 1948 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman.-Synopsis:The screenplay was written by Bergman and Dagmar Edqvist....	Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...	Mai Zetterling Mai Zetterling -Early life:Zetterling was born in Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden to a working class family. She started her career as an actress by the age of seventeen at Dramaten, the Swedish national theater, and appeared in war-era film starting in her teens.-Career:... , Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten was a Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.-Selected filmography:It Rains on Our Love A Ship to India Music in Darkness Eva...	Drama
Hamnstad	Port of Call Port of Call -Synopsis:Berit, a young woman living in a working-class port town begins a relationship with Gösta, a sailor newly returned from overseas and intent upon staying on land...	Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...	Nine-Christine Jönsson Nine-Christine Jönsson Nine-Christine Jönsson was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in seven films between 1946 and 1952.-Filmography:* Ödemarksprästen * Livet i Finnskogarna * Ådalens poesi... , Bengt Eklund Bengt Eklund Bengt Gunnar Eklund was a Swedish actor.Eklund worked for many years at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, but also made a large number of roles in movies and television, including Ingmar Bergman's Summer with Monika and Shame , and Gustaf Molander's film Sir Arne's Treasure .He was married... , Mimi Nelson Mimi Nelson Mimi Nelson was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in Ingmar Bergman's films Port of Call and Thirst .-External links:...	Drama
Eva	Eva	Gustaf Molander Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were the director Harald Molander, Sr. and the singer and actress Lydia Molander, née Wessler, and his brother was the director Olof Molander...			Screenplay by Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
1949 1949 in film The year 1949 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello...
Fängelse	Prison Prison (1949 film) -Cast:* Doris Svedlund – Birgitta Carolina Soederberg* Birger Malmsten – Tomas* Eva Henning – Sofi* Hasse Ekman – Martin Grande* Stig Olin – Peter* Irma Christenson – Linnea* Anders Henrikson – Paul* Marianne Löfgren – Mrs. Bohlin* Bibi Lindqvist – Anna...	Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...	Doris Svedlund Doris Svedlund Doris Svedlund was a Swedish film actress. She starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1948 film Prison, and in the 1951 film Divorced, which Bergman wrote.-External links:... , Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten was a Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.-Selected filmography:It Rains on Our Love A Ship to India Music in Darkness Eva... , Eva Henning Eva Henning Eva Henning is a Swedish stage and movie actress, born in Newark, New York, U.S..- Career :Henning was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in Sweden....	Drama
Törst	Thirst Thirst Thirst is the craving for fluids, resulting in the basic instinct of animals to drink. It is an essential mechanism involved in fluid balance. It arises from a lack of fluids and/or an increase in the concentration of certain osmolites, such as salt... / Three Strange Loves	Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...	Eva Henning Eva Henning Eva Henning is a Swedish stage and movie actress, born in Newark, New York, U.S..- Career :Henning was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in Sweden.... , Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten was a Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.-Selected filmography:It Rains on Our Love A Ship to India Music in Darkness Eva... , Birgit Tengroth Birgit Tengroth Birgit Tengroth was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1926 and 1950.- Biography :...	Drama

External links

Swedish film at the Internet Movie Database
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