Sven Wollter

Sven Wollter

Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter (11 January 1934 – 10 November 2020) was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he became widely known through his role as Madame Flod's son Gusten in Swedish Television's adaption of The People of Hemsö by August Strindberg in 1966. Later he had several notable roles, including in 1976 when he played Detective Sergeant Lennart Kollberg in Bo Widerberg's film The Man on the Roof. For international viewers, he is best known for his role Victor in the dramatic film The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky, and for a wider television audience as the retired Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in the cinematic adaptations of Håkan Nesser's police novels.

  • Popularity : 2.722
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1934-01-11
  • Place of Birth : Gothenburg, Sweden
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Sven Wollter Movies

  • 2006
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    Trigger

    Trigger

    4.4 2006 HD

    A warm, dramatic story about eleven-year-old Alise's encounter with a wild horse on the run.

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  • 1976
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    Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

    7.2 1976 HD

    Detective Martin Beck investigates the grisly murder of a police Lieutenant in his hospital room, he soon realises the urgency of the case when it...

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  • 1992
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    House of Angels

    House of Angels

    5.9 1992 HD

    In a small village in Västergötland, everything is turned upside-down when the local loner dies and his cottage is inherited by his unknown...

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  • 1967
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    I Am Curious (Yellow)

    I Am Curious (Yellow)

    5.7 1967 HD

    Lena, aged twenty, wants to know all she can about life and reality. She collects information on everyone and everything, storing her findings in an...

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  • 1994
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    House of Angels: The Second Summer

    House of Angels: The Second Summer

    4.3 1994 HD

    Fanny and Zack is back, after she inherited Änglagård last year. Everytone looks forward to their new stay. Axel has told Fanny he is her...

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  • 2001
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    Kira's Reason: A Love Story

    Kira's Reason: A Love Story

    5 2001 HD

    Kira and Mads try to work out their marriage, after Kira has been two years in a mental institution, but is she really ready for the real world?

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  • 2001
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    A Song for Martin

    A Song for Martin

    5.6 2001 HD

    Martin, conductor of a symphonic orchestra, meet Barbara, violine player and they start a relationship. Five years later Martin starts to develop...

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  • 1995
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    Alfred

    Alfred

    3 1995 HD

    The life of the Swedish engineer Alfred Nobel. How he invented dynamite and later in his life founded the Nobel-Prize.

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  • 1959
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    Rider in Blue

    Rider in Blue

    5.9 1959 HD

    When private eye John Hillman is on assignment in London his wife Kajsa visits the Army's riding school at Strömsholm, Sweden. She gets involved...

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  • 1998
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    The Tattooed Widow

    The Tattooed Widow

    7.1 1998 HD

    Ester is the perfect grandmother everyone expects her to be. But she unexpectedly inherits an old aunt and gets a big apartment and a lot of money....

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  • 1996
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    Vildhussen

    Vildhussen

    1 1996 HD

    Documentary drama about Sweden's biggest natural disaster, which destroyed one of the biggest whitewater rapids in Sweden in 1796.

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  • 2022
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    The House

    The House

    7 2022 HD

    Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark...

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  • 2006
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    Svalan, katten, rosen, döden

    Svalan, katten, rosen, döden

    4.9 2006 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Man from Majorca

    The Man from Majorca

    6.7 1984 HD

    In the aftermath of a daring post office robbery on Saint Lucy's Day, two Stockholm vice cops venture into a world of corruption, cover-ups and...

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  • 1998
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    Ögat

    Ögat

    4.9 1998 HD

    Fredrik is a director for a company that has developed a camera that can be operated from a distance to inspect pipes. He is so obsessed about his...

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  • 1974
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    Domaren

    Domaren

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1986
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    In the Name of the Law

    In the Name of the Law

    6 1986 HD

    A group of four policemen is known for cruising the streets of Stockholm in their van, looking for drunks or criminals they can beat up with their...

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  • 2010
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    House of Angels - Third Time Lucky

    House of Angels - Third Time Lucky

    4.3 2010 HD

    A lot happens in a small village in 15 years. People fall in love, get married, have kids and divorces. Some move, some die - in Yxared just like in...

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  • 1984
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    Sista leken

    Sista leken

    1 1984 HD

    In this somber, psychological drama about the conflict between a man's innermost feelings and a society that puts these feelings in a strait jacket,...

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  • 2022
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    Day by Day

    Day by Day

    6.2 2022 HD

    Five people embark on a motorhome road trip through Europe to fulfill an elderly man's last wish. "Day by Day" is a life-affirming comedy with a lot...

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  • 2006
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    Moreno and the Silence

    Moreno and the Silence

    5.2 2006 HD

    When a girl is murdered soon after leaving a closed religious community, Moreno faces a difficult investigation as the community closes ranks and...

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  • 2005
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    Molly in the World

    Molly in the World

    1 2005 HD

    Molly in the World (Molly i världen) is a small film about the great frustrations and questions in life. The film explores the great sadness of...

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  • 2006
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    Fallet G

    Fallet G

    5.8 2006 HD

    The daughter of a murdered private detective comes to Van Veeteren for help with a case that might be linked to Van Veeteren's only unsolved case.

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  • 2005
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    Münsters fall

    Münsters fall

    5.5 2005 HD

    When the body of a wealthy wine merchant washes up on a beach with multiple stab wounds, police fear a media frenzy. But the quick arrest of the...

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  • 2005
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    Carambole

    Carambole

    5.3 2005 HD

    Carambole is the story of a doctor, in love and happy, who one rainy night accidentally hits a young boy with his car and drives away when he sees...

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  • 2006
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    Störst av allt

    Störst av allt

    4 2006 HD

    A young female journalist suddenly finds out that who she believed was her father is not that at all. Her real father is the well-known politician...

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  • 2000
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    Det grovmaskiga nätet

    Det grovmaskiga nätet

    4.3 2000 HD

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  • 2001
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    Kvinna med födelsemärke

    Kvinna med födelsemärke

    6.5 2001 HD

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  • 2005
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    Borkmann's Point

    Borkmann's Point

    6.5 2005 HD

    Van Veeteren finds retiring from the police force is easier said than done when two decapitated bodies are found in quick succession. The matching MO...

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  • 1991
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    Facklorna

    Facklorna

    7 1991 HD

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  • 2012
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    Flicker

    Flicker

    5.5 2012 HD

    There is something going on in the small town of Backberga. The towns proud telecom company Unicom is just about to launch a new modern profile when...

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  • 2005
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    Jag tänker på mig själv - och vänstern

    Jag tänker på mig själv - och vänstern

    1 2005 HD

    Artist Marianne Lindberg De Geer thinks about her old friends from the 70s, where did they all go?

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  • 2004
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    With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

    With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

    1 2004 HD

    A documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Stromqvist on the making of Bo Widerberg's 1976 movie Man on the Roof, featuring extensive interviews with...

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  • 1996
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    Jerusalem

    Jerusalem

    7.2 1996 HD

    Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.

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  • 1991
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    Tack ska du ha, Karl Gerhard heter jag

    Tack ska du ha, Karl Gerhard heter jag

    1 1991 HD

    Talking head documentary about the early 20th century Swedish comedian and singer Karl Gerhard made for his hundredth birthday.

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  • 1972
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    Sandlådan

    Sandlådan

    1 1972 HD

    What will happen to the kids in the sandbox? The ones digging in the same sand, how will they live with each other?

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  • 1987
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    Friends

    Friends

    9.5 1987 HD

    John is a legal assistant who is looking forward to marriage to his fiancee Sally, but his daydream is interrupted when a model plane crashes through...

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  • 1983
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    Jacob smitaren

    Jacob smitaren

    1 1983 HD

    A movie by Göran du Rées and Christina Olofson.

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  • 1981
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    The Last Bid

    The Last Bid

    8 1981 HD

    The working class couple, Roger and Lisette, knows that it is impossible to live an honest life in a society of thieves. When they succeed in scoring...

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  • 1968
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    I Love, You Love

    I Love, You Love

    6 1968 HD

    Helena and Sten are a couple but the relationship is falling apart.

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  • 1979
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    Charlotte Löwensköld

    Charlotte Löwensköld

    8 1979 HD

    1830 Värmland, Sweden. Master Karl Arthur Ekenstedt comes to aid the Minister at Crosss Church. He falls in love with Charlotte...

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  • 2002
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    Suxxess

    Suxxess

    5 2002 HD

    A Swedish IT-company gets a new boss, who turns out to be a soulless hatchet man in Schildt's dark satire on the evils of the corporate world. He's...

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  • 2008
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    Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber

    Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber

    4.6 2008 HD

    Junior, a teenage gnome, wants nothing more than to invent gizmos and gadgets in his tree-house laboratory. But Junior's old school father, Jalle,...

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  • 1995
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    Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

    1 1995 HD

    A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film...

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  • 1988
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    One Way Ticket

    One Way Ticket

    4.2 1988 HD

    Johannes, an ex-con now working as a antiques dealer, is faced with a huge debt. He is put under pressure to pay and agrees to steal the Russian...

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  • 1991
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    Violet Bay

    Violet Bay

    4 1991 HD

    Kerem goes to a village to start a new life for his family. It will not be easy for Kerem's wife Neriman to get used to her new life.

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  • 2015
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    Key House Mirror

    Key House Mirror

    6.6 2015 HD

    Lily (76) is sure there’s nothing wrong with her. The only reason she lives in a care home is because of her husband Max's illness: a series of...

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  • 2006
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    Sigillet

    Sigillet

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2001
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    Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid

    Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid

    1 2001 HD

    Inga Tidblad started acting in 1921 and became one of Sweden's greatest and most successful actresses of all time. Daughter Meg Westergren,...

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  • 1975
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    The White Wall

    The White Wall

    4 1975 HD

    A day in the life of Monika, an ordinary, modern (ca.1975) Swedish woman. Her surroundings are a lot sleeker than her daily existence, though; she's...

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  • 2025
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    Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

    Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

    1 2025 HD

    Stall-Erik och snapphanarna is a Swedish film project that began filming in 1996 with a preliminary premiere in 2025. Director, producer and lead...

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  • 1969
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    No

    No

    1 1969 HD

    How and why people refused military service in Sweden at the end of the 1960s. This is the reasoning of the Minister of Defense and the friends of...

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  • 2012
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    Samlaren

    Samlaren

    8 2012 HD

    Lennart lives a very lonely life. He collects things and when he tests the limits of how far he can go for his collections, he meets a woman.

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  • 1993
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    Dockpojken

    Dockpojken

    1 1993 HD

    A psychological drama where the son escapes his father's brutality in the isolated far north of Sweden. The father is left with the pain and agony of...

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  • 1986
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    The Sacrifice

    The Sacrifice

    7.7 1986 HD

    Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.

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  • 1985
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    Havlandet

    Havlandet

    1 1985 HD

    This is a tale that has an epic scope in scenery "the northern snow-covered lands of coastal Norway" and is dramatized by moments of tumultuous...

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  • 1990
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    Smykketyven

    Smykketyven

    2 1990 HD

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  • 2004
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    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    1 2004 HD

    A dazzling musical about a young Arab woman facing deportation just as she is about to receive a heart transplant.

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  • 2017
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    Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan

    Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan

    1 2017 HD

    About Swedish actress Kim Anderzon. Loved and acclaimed for her roles in theatre and on film. A feminist role model with a big ego. A woman who...

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  • 1996
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    Lines from the Heart

    Lines from the Heart

    1 1996 HD

    The trio of actresses have ostensibly gathered to pay tribute to Mai Zetterling, but also reminisce about their own careers and the illustrious...

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  • 1999
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    The 13th Warrior

    The 13th Warrior

    6.7 1999 HD

    A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they...

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  • 1987
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    A Film About Love

    A Film About Love

    3.8 1987 HD

    At a prom ball, Peter and Helen catch each other's eyes over the children's heads. Peter is desperate to meet Helen and follows her to Mallorca,...

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  • 1968
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    Regeln och undantaget

    Regeln och undantaget

    1 1968 HD

    A television drama about a trial against a merchant who killed one of his employees.

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  • 2018
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    Videoman

    Videoman

    5.667 2018 HD

    A VHS collector with a drinking problem finds a valuable movie that could save his terrible economical situation. The film disappears. He suspects it...

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  • 1968
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    Repetitionen

    Repetitionen

    1 1968 HD

    "The Rehearsal or The Patchwork of Love" - At the Ferbroques castle, the Count, Countess and their guests are rehearsing a play.

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  • 1968
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    I samma rum

    I samma rum

    1 1968 HD

    A Swedish TV theatre about X, Y and Z.

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  • 1974
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    Rymmare

    Rymmare

    1 1974 HD

    Two inmates escape from prison. The escape affects not only the two runaways but also their relatives.

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  • 2015
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    Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista

    Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista

    1 2015 HD

    Documentary about the making of Bo Widerberg's last film 'Lust och fägring stor' ('All Things Fair').

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  • 2019
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    I huvudet på en filmskapare

    I huvudet på en filmskapare

    10 2019 HD

    For over 20 years, film enthusiast and amateur filmmaker Anders Olofsson has worked on what quickly became his life project, "Stall-Erik och...

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  • 2010
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    Georg & Lydia

    Georg & Lydia

    1 2010 HD

    Georg (age 70) and Lydia (age 30) are in two completely different stages in life when they meet.

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  • 1989
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    Husbonden

    Husbonden

    4.5 1989 HD

    Young Charlie becomes a farmhand on a remote Swedish island during the early 19th century. His master is a pirate who, together with his two...

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  • 1995
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    Faceless Murderer

    Faceless Murderer

    5.5 1995 HD

    A farmer discovers that his neighbors have been murdered. Wallander get on the case.

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  • 1977
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    Bo Widerberg

    Bo Widerberg

    1 1977 HD

    Documentary which follows Bo Widerberg during the making of 'Man on the Roof', 'The Butt' and a failed theater production.

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  • 1967
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    The Truth About the New Anna Susanna

    The Truth About the New Anna Susanna

    7 1967 HD

    About the "aware, free and unrestrained modern woman" Anna Susanna.

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  • 1998
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    Ivar Kreuger

    Ivar Kreuger

    5 1998 HD

    Ivar Kreuger was a businessman who influenced a whole world and whose fate is still shrouded in mystery.

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  • 1968
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    Exercis

    Exercis

    1 1968 HD

    Drama about the everyday lives of Swedish soldiers.

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  • 2013
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    Hotet från yttre rymden

    Hotet från yttre rymden

    5 2013 HD

    Jack Hamrin is a young journalist doing his best to keep his job at the local paper. In his desperate hunt for a scoop he begins writing about...

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  • 2017
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    Solsidan

    Solsidan

    6.5 2017 HD

    We join the three couples in a comedy about divorces, love, child longing, weird parents and unwritten bathing rules in Torekov.

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  • 2006
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    Störst av allt

    Störst av allt

    4 2006 HD

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  • 2015
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    Renées brygga

    Renées brygga

    1 2015 HD

    TV presenter invites Swedish celebrities and interesting personalities to her summer island in the Stockholm Archipelago for an evening filled with...

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  • 1994
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    Svensson, Svensson

    Svensson, Svensson

    5.3 1994 HD

    Svensson, Svensson is a Swedish sitcom. It has also been made into a feature film and a play. Two seasons consisting of 12 episodes each were...

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  • 2012
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    Min sanning

    Min sanning

    10 2012 HD

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  • 1997
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    Så ska det låta

    Så ska det låta

    6 1997 HD

    Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson...

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  • 1976
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    Raskens

    Raskens

    8.1 1976 HD

    The year is 1872. After being to drunk the stooge Gustaf Karlsson hits his master. To avoid sentence he enlists to the army and get the name Rask. He...

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  • 1987
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    På spåret

    På spåret

    6.9 1987 HD

    På spåret is a popular Swedish TV game show broadcast on SVT since September 5, 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet...

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  • 1960
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    Julkalendern

    Julkalendern

    7.1 1960 HD

    An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.

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  • 1981
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    Kallocain

    Kallocain

    1 1981 HD

    A dramatization of the Karin Boye's last novel. A nightmarish existence in a future regimented society. In this welfare state introduced the drug...

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  • 1998
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    Ivar Kreuger

    Ivar Kreuger

    6 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Hjerteflimmer

    Hjerteflimmer

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1966
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    Hemsöborna

    Hemsöborna

    7.75 1966 HD

    Carlsson arrives at the widow Flod's farm in the Stockholm archipelago to help in the running of it. He is met with resistance by the widow's jealous...

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  • 2001
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    Återkomsten

    Återkomsten

    6 2001 HD

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  • 1983
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    Profitörerna

    Profitörerna

    1 1983 HD

    Two crime detectives are handled a tricky case to investigate. A prostitute has been brutally murdered in her studio. The landlord runs a brothel.

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  • 1995
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    Mördare utan ansikte

    Mördare utan ansikte

    6.3 1995 HD

    It is winter on the plains of Skåne coast. Farmer woken gets up and goes over to the neighboring farm. The sight that meets him is terrible....

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  • 1981
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    Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd

    Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd

    8 1981 HD

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  • 2001
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    Kvinna med födelsemärke

    Kvinna med födelsemärke

    1 2001 HD

    Swedish miniseries

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  • 1999
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    Sally

    Sally

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2002
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    Dieselråttor och Sjömansmöss

    Dieselråttor och Sjömansmöss

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2000
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    Van Veeteren

    Van Veeteren

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

    5.5 1981 HD

    The Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a...

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  • 1981
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    The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

    5.5 1981 HD

    The Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a...

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  • 1978
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    Strandvaskeren

    Strandvaskeren

    7.5 1978 HD

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