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Kjell Grede
Writer 1936 - 2017

Kjell Grede

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Kjell Birger Grede (12 August 1936 – 15 December 2017) was a Swedish film director. He directed nine films between 1967 and 2003. He was married to actress Bibi Andersson from 1960 to 1973. His 1967 film Hugo and Josephine won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film and Grede won... Read full bio →

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God afton, herr Wallenberg

God afton, herr Wallenberg

Kjell Grede 1990 1h 58m

Swedish account of Raoul Wallenberg, the man responsible for the largest rescue of Jews during World War II.

Hip hip hurra!

Hip hip hurra!

Kjell Grede 1987 1h 50m 4.0

The life and times of the Scandinavian artists' colony who lived in Skagen on the Danish coast during the 1890s. Not so much a biographical account, rather a portrait of a way of life. The painters became famous for the way they used the light in their work, and this has also been mirrored in the cinematography.

Klara Lust

Kjell Grede 1972 1h 43m 4.0

Helge, a factory worker, awakens to life after he almost loses his arm in a machine. His happiness at not losing his arm has him see the world in a new way. He takes a vacation, where he sees Klara, a beautiful girl. He decides to spend the rest of the vacation searching for her.

Harry Munter

Kjell Grede 1969 1h 41m

Harry Munter, a sensitive, kind, appealing man in his twenties, lives with his parents. He's an inventor, a bit of a mystic, maybe a genius, and a good son and grandson. He's offered work in the U.S. But a friend has cancer and the world is changing in ways that provoke profound sadness. Written by Eileen Berdon

Hugo och Josefin

Hugo och Josefin

Kjell Grede 1967 1h 22m

Josefin is a six year old girl who lives isolated in the countryside, where her father is a priest. She has no friends until she meets Hugo. He is a carefree boy who'd rather walk in the forest than go to school. Together with the gardener, they make up fun things to do.

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