Siw Malmkvist
Also Known As: Siwan
Biography: Swedish singer who has been popular in Scandinavia and West Germany. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht" (English: "Lovesickness Is Not Worthwhile"), and on 18 July 1964 she became the first Swede to have a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, when "Sole Sole Sole", a duet with Italian singer Umberto Marcato, entered the chart, peaking at #58.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Landskrona, Malmöhus län, Sweden [now Skåne län, Sweden]
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Birthday: December 31, 1936
Age: 88 years old
Gender: Female
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50 år med Siwan
Overview: A celebration of the first 50 years of Siw Malmkvist's career full of clips from her entire work both in Sweden and abroad.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2005-05-30
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Tour d'Eurovision
Overview: Documentary about the first five decades of the Eurovision Song Contest
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 2005-05-14
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Beware of the Jönsson Gang
Overview: The movie begins with the Jönsson gang making a minor burglary. It goes wrong and the gang leader, Sickan, gets caught. After he has spent 10 months in jail, Vanheden and Rocky come to welcome him when he's released. But he doesn't take notice of them, and he's picked up by the mysterious banker Wall-Enberg Jr. instead. He wants Sickan to perform a burglary in Switzerland, in order to retrieve the famous Bedford Diamonds. Sickan does this but is fooled by Wall-Enberg and nearly gets caught. When he returns to Sweden and re-unites with his old gang members, he's set on revenge, both physically and psychologically...
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1981-12-04
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So Different
Overview: Single mother Lotta and her younger sister Sanna are both successful in their different jobs, and are living very different lives, but are attracted to men who are their opposites.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2009-11-06
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Forelsket i København
Overview: Forelsket i København is a 1960 Danish romance film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Siw Malmkvist.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1960-11-04
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Deutsche Schlager-Festspiele 1962
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Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-02-17
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Trolltider
Overview: Under the stairs to the human beings house lives Vätten. He has a nice view of the forest where the little trolls lives.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1979-12-01
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Låten från båten
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1961-11-01
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Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
Overview: Stall-Erik och snapphanarna is a Swedish film project that began filming in 1996 with a preliminary premiere in 2025. Director, producer and lead actor is Anders Olofsson. Olofsson is entirely responsible for the financing of the project and the casting.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
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Getingdans
Overview: Miss Maud, an orphan, has grown up in a boarding house, raised by the conservative matron Mrs Frank. In her suppressed desires and love for Mr Eldmann, Miss Maud creates an imaginary world where love is greater than life. Perhaps even greater than death itself …
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2011-01-29
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Peter-No-Tail and the Big Treasure Hunt
Overview: Pelle and Maja have moved together. But Maja's mother dislikes her daughter's tailless company, and tries to get Maja to move home again.
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2000-10-06
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Siw
Overview: In this documentary about Siw Malmkvist visiting places and people who have played important roles for the 88-year-old artist - who now has a 70-year career behind him. Malmkvist is known, among other things, for the song "Augustin" with which she won the Melodifestivalen in 1959 and, in addition to her achievements in Sweden, has also reaped success in Germany and Italy in particular.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2025-09-05
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Året var 1960
Overview: A brand new decade begins. There is unrest in many places in Africa and Sweden is sending UN troops to the Congo. The Shah of Persia visits Stockholm and Lena Larsson writes an article she calls "Buy, wear and throw away" - and the debate about this will continue for years.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2010-01-06
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Eva - en lyckost
Overview: Documentary on Swedish rockabilly singer/songwriter Eva Eastwood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2017-03-17
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Lille Ronny
Overview: The story of a family in 6 scenes taking place between 1978 and 2002. Showing the circumstances of how Ronny became like he did.
Genres: Comedy Music Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2004-01-05
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