Acting
Tore Svennberg
Born February 28, 1858 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Died May 8, 1941 · aged 83
Olof Teodor "Tore" Svennberg (28 February 1858 – 8 May 1941) was a Swedish actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than five decades. Born in Stockholm, Tore Svennberg made his stage debut at the Folkan Theatre in his hometown in 1877. From 1878 to 1891 he was engaged with various national touring theatre companies with actress Julia Håkansson and was from time to time cast by Swedis…
Known For
The Phantom Carriage · 1921The Phantom Carriage
★ 7.71921
MovieDramaFantasy
An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
Steel · 1940Steel
★ 7.01940
MovieDrama
The Forshyttan steel-mill has been owned by the Ancker family for generations. But competition is hard. When the son Bengt Ancker comes back from abroad he has an idea for success: a lighter steel with better quality. But a lot of money is necessary to develop his idea and the only way to raise the necessary capital is to sell the company to their competitor - Manchester Steel Company. But the workers are concerned that this could threaten their job-security
A Woman's Face · 1938A Woman's Face
★ 6.01938
MovieDramaCrime
A cynical woman with a disfigured face—a hardened criminal—gets an opportunity to change her ways when she meets a sympathetic plastic surgeon. She leaves her old life behind, but soon her old friends catch up with her.
Sons of Ingmar · 1919Sons of Ingmar
★ 6.81919
MovieDrama
Part one of an ambitious screen adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's book Jerusalem.
Love's Crucible · 1922Love's Crucible
★ 6.51922
MovieDrama
At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she is innocent, but to prove it, she must submit to a ritual: trial by fire, walking on fire along a path leading directly to a crucifix. A film that has been much commended for the visual creativity shown by the director in successive blending in of images involving Ursula, her husband, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus Christ. Much applauded, also: the performance of Jenny Hasselqvist, thus described by French director René Clair: “We shall never forget her flaming eyes, the severity of her spirit, her abrupt and alarmed expressions, like an animal under threat.”
A Wild Bird · 1921A Wild Bird
★ 5.31921
MovieDrama
A woman searches for the child she gave up at birth.
Frida's Songs · 1930Frida's Songs
★ 8.01930
MovieMusicComedy
Frida lives in a small idyllic town called Little Paris.
Vad veta väl männen? · 1933Vad veta väl männen?
★ 8.01933
MovieDrama
Hjalmar Björklund and his daughter Margit runs a second-hand bookshop in a small Swedish town.
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Sons of Ingmar · 1919Sons of Ingmar
★ 6.81919
MovieDrama
Part one of an ambitious screen adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's book Jerusalem.
Stor Ingmar Ingmarsson
A Wild Bird · 1921A Wild Bird
★ 5.31921
MovieDrama
A woman searches for the child she gave up at birth.
Richard Brenner


