Acting

John W. Björling

Born February 15, 1878 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Died May 18, 1953 · aged 75

No biography available.

Known For

PrisonPrison · 1949
Prison
7.11949
MovieDrama
A filmmaker sets out to create the greatest film in history, but finds out that human abilities have limits.
Sawdust and TinselSawdust and Tinsel · 1953
Sawdust and Tinsel
7.31953
MovieDrama
A number of complicated relationships develop between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
Port of CallPort of Call · 1948
Port of Call
6.61948
MovieRomanceDrama
A suicidal factory girl, just out of reformatory school and anxious to escape her overbearing mother, falls in love with a sailor who can't forgive her past.
BarabbasBarabbas · 1953
Barabbas
6.61953
MovieDrama
The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.
Han glömde henne aldrigHan glömde henne aldrig · 1952
Han glömde henne aldrig
3.01952
MovieDrama
American businessman Chris Johnson spent WW2 in Sweden and fell in love with a nurse, Karin Engström. He lost contact with her after war and now, seven years later, he returns to Sweden on a business trip, trying to find her again.
A Ship to IndiaA Ship to India · 1947
A Ship to India
6.41947
MovieDramaRomance
Returning home after seven years at sea, a sailor relives his youth aboard a salvage ship dominated by his abusive father, recalling love, betrayal, and the desire to escape. Told in flashback, the film explores family conflict, longing, and moral reckoning in an early milestone of Ingmar Bergman’s career.
CrisisCrisis · 1946
Crisis
6.41946
MovieDramaRomance
A small-town piano teacher is shocked by the arrival of her foster daughter's biological mother, whose young lover soon follows and causes further disruption.
Money: A Tragicomic SagaMoney: A Tragicomic Saga · 1946
Money: A Tragicomic Saga
7.21946
MovieComedy
Orvar is a vagabond, walking the country roads and living on sunshine and generosity. One day he decides to find work somewhere to get some money. He becomes a helping hand for seven lumberjack brothers. The big and strong brothers really enjoy themselves, joking with the small and meek Orvar. Orvar does not know that he has inherited a large fortune but the seven brothers do and they begin to treat him with the greatest courtesy. They convince him to write his last will, making them his heirs, and then begin to make plans on how to kill him.

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Marie in the WindmillMarie in the Windmill · 1945
Marie in the Windmill
5.01945
MovieDramaRomance
Maria is a waitress at a local restaurant when an older man propose to her. She is a bit skeptical but agrees to marry him and become the mistress of his estate Kvarngården. Maria had a son which she was forced to give away for adoption when he was born because she could not take care of him. She has keep contact with the child and posed as a kind aunt. She has not told her new husband about her son and when the years go by and no children of their own comes along the resentment and bitterness grows. When the adoptive mother of Maria's son dies she and the adoptive father agrees that the best thing for the boy is to come and stay with Maria at Kvarngården. She also hope that it will make her husband come out of his bitterness to have a young boy around. The result is unfortunately quite the opposite.

Wedding Guest (uncredited)