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Bo Widerberg
Writer 1930 - 1997

Bo Widerberg

Malmö, Sweden

Bo Widerberg, (June 8, 1930 – May 1, 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor. He was born Bo Gunnar Widerberg in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. He died in Ängelholm, Skåne län, Sweden of stomach cancer. Widerberg was the director of films such as Raven's End... Read full bio →

Filmography

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13 titles
Mandela

Mandela

Jo Menell, Angus Gibson 1996 1h 58m

A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and for bringing an end to apartheid. But this film also sheds light on the little-known early period of Mandela's life.

Lust och fägring stor

Lust och fägring stor

Bo Widerberg 1995 2h 5m 6.0

Set in 1943 Sweden, schoolboy Stig is infatuated with his schoolteacher, 37-year-old Viola. They start an affair, giving Stig a sexual awakening his school friends could only dream of and providing Viola with passion her drunk, never-home husband cannot provide. This eventually leads to severe consequences.

Ormens väg på hälleberget

Ormens väg på hälleberget

Bo Widerberg 1986 1h 47m 5.0

A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow bigger with the abuser's kids.

Mannen från Mallorca

Mannen från Mallorca

Bo Widerberg 1984 1h 42m 6.7

On 13 December (St Lucy's Day), a bandit daringly robs a crowded post office. Within a fortnight, two witnesses are dead. Vice cops Johansson and Jarnebring, the first to the scene of the crime, pursue all leads and identify a suspect, an arrogant member of the elite secret police, assigned to guard the country's Minister of Justice.

Mannen på taket

Mannen på taket

Bo Widerberg 1976 1h 48m 6.0

When a police inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of police misconduct and a possible revenge motive.

Fimpen

Fimpen

Bo Widerberg 1974 1h 27m 5.0

6-year-old Johan (nicknamed 'Fimpen') loves football. One day, his talents are discovered, and it doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and the media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.

Joe Hill

Joe Hill

Bo Widerberg 1971 1h 58m

In the early 20th-century, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. However, after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. After a few jobs but struck by all the injustice and tragedy, he becomes active in the forbidden IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), a union for workers without trades.

Ådalen 31

Ådalen 31

Bo Widerberg 1969 1h 54m 6.3

A 1969 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It depicts the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district of Ådalen, killing five people, including a young girl.

Elvira Madigan

Elvira Madigan

Bo Widerberg 1967 1h 31m

The Danish tightrope dancer Elvira Madigan meets Lieutenant Sixten Sparre, a Swedish officer who is married and has two children. They both decide to run away.

Heja Roland!

Heja Roland!

Bo Widerberg 1966 1h 36m 5.0

In this absurdist comedy Roland Jung is a young man who wants to write, but when he is in desperate need of money, he has to take a job at an advertising agency in Stockholm. He lands on the department for cosmetics and especially deodorant preparations.

Kärlek 65

Kärlek 65

Bo Widerberg 1965 1h 36m 7.0

A film director has problems coping with his wife and marriage. The daughter is their only connecting link. He is looking for love and sex elsewhere. A married woman becomes his new partner for a while.

Kvarteret Korpen

Kvarteret Korpen

Bo Widerberg 1963 1h 37m 7.0

In the middle of this film, about the working class in pre-world war II Sweden, is Anders who wishes to become an author. His father who is a notorious dreamer and liar, and his mother, who struggles to keep their family alive.

Barnvagnen

Barnvagnen

Bo Widerberg 1963 1h 35m

A tale of young woman, Britt, who has two flings, but finds herself with difficult decisions when she finds herself pregnant.

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