Leif G.W. Persson
Also Known As: Leif G. W. Persson, Leif GW Persson, Leif Gustav Willy Persson
Biography: Leif Gustav Willy Persson, known as Leif G.W. Persson, born March 12, 1945 in Oscar's parish in Stockholm, is a Swedish criminologist and writer, best known for his detective stories and appearances in television and newspapers.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Birthday: March 12, 1945
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Gender: Male
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Dubbelsvindlarna
Overview: Principal Bertilsson live a peaceful small-town life in Kalmar. No one knows that in his basement waits a million kronor. The result of a successful bank robbery.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Inspector Späck
Overview: A dead body is found, and police detective Mårten Späck draws the conclusion that a serial suicide killer is at large. Späck with his colleagues Grünvald Karlsson and Irene Snusk suspect a gang who distributes pirated DVDs of 'bottom-of-the-barrel' Swedish movies.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2010-06-04
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The Perfect Patient
Overview: A true and captivating story about the biggest legal scandal in Swedish history, the story about the reporter who questioned an entire legal system. Hannes Råstam was dedicated to proving the innocence of Thomas Quick and unmask the legal chaos which sentenced Quick to a life in psychiatric prison.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2019-09-20
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Makten Och Sanningen
Overview: "The Power and the Truth" - depicts the Geijer-affair or the Brothel-affair in 1977 where journalist Peter Bratt was forced to publish an apology in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter even though it turned out that everything he had previously written in the case was true. The Swedish Minister of Justice Lennart Geijer was accused of using under age escort girls provided by the Madam Doris Hopp in Stockholm. Geijer denied the charges..
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2007-09-24
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Ebbe - The Movie: Mannen, Myten, Affären
Overview: A documentary dealing with the publisher Ebbe Carlsson's decision to start his own investigation on the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2009-02-27
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Sven Melander - Ta hand om er och glöm inte att skratta
Overview: In the spring of 2022, the comedian, actor and journalist Sven Melander passed away after a long illness. He then had a long career behind him in stage, film and television. With his unique combination of warmth, intelligence and mischievousness, he not only won the audience's love, but also made a clear mark in Swedish entertainment history. In this portrait, the story of Sven's career is told, but we also meet him on a more personal level when he talks about his alcoholism, outlook on life, childhood and where he got his sense of humour.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2022-08-08
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Palmemördaren
Overview: On June 10, 2020, the 34-year-old Palme Inquiry was closed down because the investigators could not "get around" Skandiaman, Stig Engström. Here, the prosecutor's accusations and allegations about Stig Engström are examined.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2021-01-11
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Leif GW: Fallet Tove
Overview: One October night in 2022, 21-year-old Tove disappears after an evening at the pub. She never comes home. Six months after she was found dead, two young women are sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. The case will shake Sweden and leave indelible wounds in Vetlanda. What actually happened? Leif GW Persson goes to the Småland small town to search for answers and follow the women in their tracks.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2023-06-13
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Leif GW och vargen
Overview: In this documentary, GW will get to the bottom of all the conflicts surrounding the Swedish wolf. Since the reintroduction of the wolf in Sweden, there have been divided camps, on one side those who protect the wolf's existence and right to free movement and on the other side those who see the wolf as a pest that does more harm than good.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2023-11-19
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Revolver-Harry - enligt Leif GW Persson
Overview: "He was larger than life itself". This is how Leif GW Persson begins the portrait of the man who has never ceased to fascinate him: Harry Söderman, also known as Revolver-Harry. During his lifetime known as the world's best detective, celebrated as a war hero, admired as an adventurer. Then a major player on the world stage, but now strangely forgotten. In the film about Revolver-Harry, Leif GW Persson tells us about a life so full of events at the center of history that it almost seems improbable.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2018-01-03
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Astrid
Overview: This a documentary in three parts by Astrid Lindgren. Whose stories and characters have traveled across all borders. The documentary shows previously unpublished material from diaries, correspondence and films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2014-12-25
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Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott
Overview: The whole story of how the books about Martin Beck came to be is told here. It's a love story. A young couple wanted to talk about the injustices in society. Thus was born the modern detective story. It has been over 50 years since the first book in the series came out and it would only be in the fall of the age that Sjöwall Wahlöö was celebrated as the creator of the entire modern detective genre.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2016-01-04
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Bordellaffären
Overview: "The Brothel Event" - A shady story about teenage prostitution, concealing intimate sexual matters and political power explodes in Sweden 1977.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2007-04-01
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Helénmannen: Ulf Olsson
Overview: For 15 years, one of Sweden's most notorious and cruel crimes was unsolved. The bestial murders of 10-year old Helén Nilsson and Jannica Ekblad (26). In 2004 a suspect, Ulf Olsson, was found after a DNA test.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2005-01-20
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Thomas Quick
Overview: Previously believed to have been a serial killer, having confessed to more than 30 murders while incarcerated in a mental institution for personality disorders. Convicted of eight of these murders. TV3 aired a documentary that exposed serious flaws with the Quick investigation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2002-07-18
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Leif GW - nyhetsspecial om Madsen
Overview: Leif GW Persson takes a closer look at the case of the murder suspect Peder Madsen, which is one of the most high-profile criminal cases in the Nordics. He analyzes evidence, motives and the psychology surrounding Madsen's actions. The presenter is also Soraya Lavasani.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2018-04-24
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Leif GW om: Blattarna som byggde Sverige
Overview: Leif GW om: Blattarna som byggde Sverige is about the labor immigration initiated by the state after the end of the Second World War and the people who sought Sweden for a better life. In the program, among other things, around thirty famous Swedes talk about their experiences
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2020-03-02
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På jakt med Lotta och Leif
Overview: Leif G.W. Persson is a seasoned hunter, while Lotta Lundgren has never held a weapon before. He wants to teach her to be a good hunter and she wants to understand what the hunt, the weapon and the hunting culture say about our time. The program is about, among other things, learning to shoot, skin, cut, store and cook game. It also covers hunting dogs, weapon handling and equipment. In between there will be meal breaks.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2014-04-23
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