Mai Zetterling

Acting

Mai Zetterling

Born May 24, 1925 · Västerås, Västmanlands län, Sweden

Died March 17, 1994 · aged 68

Mai Elisabeth Zetterling ( May 24, 1925 – March 17, 1994) was a Swedish actress and film director. She began directing in the early 1960s, starting with political documentaries and a short film called The War Game (1962), which was nominated for a BAFTA award, and won a Silver Lion at Venice. Her first feature film Älskande par (1964, "Loving Couples"), based on the novels of Agnes von Krusenstje…

Known For

The WitchesThe Witches · 1990
The Witches
6.91990
MovieFantasyFamily
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.
Doctor GlasDoctor Glas · 1968
Doctor Glas
6.41968
MovieDrama
Doctor Glas finds himself attracted to a young woman, married to a corrupt clergyman. She's miserable in her marriage, so he agrees to help in anyway he can. But he is quickly torn between passion and morality.
Jag dräpteJag dräpte · 1943
Jag dräpte
5.81943
MovieDrama
"I Slew" - Hospital drama of a doctor who thinks that he killed a patient on the operating table.
Hidden AgendaHidden Agenda · 1990
Hidden Agenda
6.91990
MovieDramaThriller
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.
The Man Who Finally DiedThe Man Who Finally Died · 1963
The Man Who Finally Died
6.31963
MovieThrillerMystery
Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the obstruction he meets makes him suspect foul play.
Seven Waves AwaySeven Waves Away · 1957
Seven Waves Away
7.51957
MovieDramaAdventure
After a massive luxury liner sinks into the ocean, the ship's officer must command a rickety lifeboat, built for only nine, that is stuffed with over twenty desperate and injured passengers. As a hurricane approaches and the many wounded passengers struggle for life, difficult decisions must be made about who will remain on the boat and who must be cast to the sea in order to give others the chance to survive.
Prince GustafPrince Gustaf · 1944
Prince Gustaf
8.01944
MovieDramaHistory
In the middle of the 1800s Swedish prince Gustaf meets the actress Anna Maria Wastenius and falls in love with her, but it is an impossible love story due to the rules of society.
LoveLove · 1982
Love
4.91982
MovieDrama
A unique anthology of six short vignettes on the subject of love, all of them written, directed and produced by women.

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