Olof Widgren

Acting

Olof Widgren

Born June 9, 1907 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Died March 6, 1999 · aged 91

No biography available.

Known For

Ingen morgondagIngen morgondag · 1957
Ingen morgondag
8.01957
MovieWarDrama
It is in a battlefield in Karelia, Finland during the Continuation war (1941-1944). Intensive shooting between Finnish and Soviet troops takes place. The Soviet occupation is strong, and on the Finnish side it is ordered to withdraw. But Captain Viktor Aaltonen does not listen to the order but wants to shorten a wounded companion's suffering. Aaltonen is taken to the Soviet prison camp, Vorkuta, where he will spend a decade.
SteelSteel · 1940
Steel
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
BarabbasBarabbas · 1953
Barabbas
6.61953
MovieDrama
The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.
Only a MotherOnly a Mother · 1949
Only a Mother
6.81949
MovieDrama
A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.
Walpurgis NightWalpurgis Night · 1935
Walpurgis Night
5.41935
MovieRomanceDrama
Lena Bergström works in an office and is unhappily in love with her boss, Johan Borg. She decides to quit. Borg's wife won't have any children, and when she becomes pregnant she has an illegal abortion. For some reason, Lena's father believes that it is Lena who has had an abortion.
Hem från BabylonHem från Babylon · 1941
Hem från Babylon
5.51941
MovieDrama
An engineer and a businessman is on the run from Manchuria, where revolution and civil war erupted. Both suffer from typhoid and the businessman dies. Before he dies, he changes identity with the engineer.
June NightJune Night · 1940
June Night
6.11940
MovieDrama
A woman flees to avoid rumors of promiscuity, but is trailed by a reporter who wants to expose her dark past.
A Dream PlayA Dream Play · 1963
A Dream Play
7.01963
MovieDramaFantasy
A television adaptation of August Strindberg’s A Dream Play, the film follows Agnes, the daughter of the god Indra, as she descends to Earth to witness the conditions of human existence. Through a succession of loosely connected scenes, she encounters individuals from different walks of life, with events unfolding according to dream logic rather than linear narrative.

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Karin MånsdotterKarin Månsdotter · 1954
Karin Månsdotter
6.01954
MovieHistoryDrama
Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king's skilled counsellor Göran Persson wants a royal policy supporting the people and supported by it. But in relation to the nobility the king oscillates between provocative strength and unpredictable weakness. Göran arranges that some very powerful noblemen are killed. Subsequently the king tries to have them convicted of high treason by the parliament. He forgets the manuscript, mixes up all facts, and the noblemen are acquitted. But Göran speedily gathers another parliament and has them convicted. Meanwhile Erik apologises because of the unjust murders. Hence Erik is dethroned and imprisoned. Göran is executed. Karin is restricted to a castle in Finland. In the prison Erik believes that he is still the king and gives the guards presents such as all fishes in the Baltic Sea.

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