Per Oscarsson

Per Oscarsson

January 28, 1927 · 99 years old

Per Oscar Heinrich Oscarsson (28 January 1927 – 31 December 2010) was a Swedish actor. He is best known for his role in the 1966 film Hunger, which earned him a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Per Oscarsson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list…

Known For

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The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009 · 2h 9m · Movie

As computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name.

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The New Land

The New Land

1972 · 1h 42m · Movie

A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.

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Who Pulled the Plug?

Who Pulled the Plug?

1981 · 1h 39m · Movie

To get an order for 1,000 yachts from a middle-east sheik, two boat companies have to race 'Göta kanal', a canal through Sweden, east to west. There are no rules in this game and the winner gets the order.

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The Adventures of Picasso

The Adventures of Picasso

1978 · 1h 28m · Movie

A farcical biopic about Pablo Picasso, from his early years, to his middle years, to the years right before his death, and some of the years before and in-between that.

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The Last Valley

The Last Valley

1971 · 2h 8m · Movie

During the Thirty Years' War of 1600s, a band of Protestant mercenaries peacefully coexist with German Catholic villagers in a hidden idyllic mountain valley untouched by war.

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Hunger

Hunger

1966 · 1h 52m · Movie

In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment his is de...

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Midsommer

Midsommer

2003 · 1h 34m · Movie

Christian's sister commits suicide. Why? After his 4 friends graduate secondary school, they head off to a Swedish cabin for midsummer as previous years. Strange things happen. Is it his sister's spirit?

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Montenegro

Montenegro

1981 · 1h 36m · Movie

A bored wealthy housewife on the verge of insanity cuts loose with some lively Yugoslavian immigrants who delight in their bohemian lifestyle.

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The Night Visitor

The Night Visitor

1971 · 1h 46m · Movie

In a Scandinavian insane asylum, murderer Salem sneaks out at night to exact his revenge on those who he deems responsible for his predicament.

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A Dandy in Aspic

A Dandy in Aspic

1968 · 1h 47m · Movie

The British and Soviet Intelligence services attempt to out-fox one another using the homesick double-agent Krasnevin a.k.a. Alexander Eberlin as a pawn in a complex spy-game which takes place in Berlin.

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1939

1939

1989 · 3h 13m · Movie

World War II through the eyes of a Stockholm waitress.

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Who Saw Him Die?

Who Saw Him Die?

1968 · 1h 50m · Movie

A weak and tormented teacher is pushed to the limit by his obnoxious students.

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The Blockhouse

The Blockhouse

1973 · 1h 33m · Movie

During D-day several people become trapped while hiding in a bunker, when heavy shelling collapses it. They have plenty of food and water so they decide to wait for rescuers. And so they wait year, after year, after year.

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My Sister, My Love

My Sister, My Love

1966 · 1h 37m · Movie

Jacob returns home to Sweden after four years in Paris. Charlotte, his sister, plans to marry Baron Alsmeden, which arouses Jacob's jealousy. He flirts with Ebba to take revenge on his sister. Old suppressed feelings awaken betwee...

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Honeycomb

Honeycomb

1969 · 1h 42m · Movie

Isolated from the rest of the world in their countryside mansion, an unhappily married couple engages in a series of increasingly violent role playing games in an effort to heal their relationship.

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Secrets

Secrets

1971 · 1h 32m · Movie

Jacqueline plays a housewife who has some problems with her husband. The movie takes place in the course of one day. In the late afternoon while her husband is interviewed for a job, J is approached by a man who says that J resemb...

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Karin Månsdotter

Karin Månsdotter

1954 · 1h 48m · Movie

The movie starts with a silent section of slapsticks in BLUE and white and with piano music, giving an outline of Karin's rise and fall. The rest is normal B&W movie. Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries ...

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Miss April

Miss April

1958 · 1h 38m · Movie

The banker Marcus falls in love with the young ballet-dancer Maj who works at the opera. To meet her he takes a job there but Maj is in love with Osvald Berg, the big star of the opera. To wake Osvald's interest for her she asks M...

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