Jan-Olof Strandberg
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Birthday: September 09, 1926
Deathday: May 02, 2020
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Easter
Overview: Drama about a family going through a crisis during the Easter weekend.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1988-10-16
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The Father
Overview: The Cavalry Captain and his brother, the Chaplain, discusses whether an adjutant is the father or not of the child one of the maids is expecting.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1969-10-10
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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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The Man Who Quit Smoking
Overview: The Plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young man who loves smoking. When his father dies Dante inherits $17 million on one special condition: He must give up smoking in 14 days and then stay smoke-free for an entire year. If he fails, his uncle inherits the $17 million instead. Dante has a living hell while trying to quit, and hires a private detective agency called Little Secret Service who he gives free hands to stop him from smoking, While his uncle, who has taken up smoking himself, also does everything he can to make Dante smoke again.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1972-12-16
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Den beslöjade damen
Overview: Fredrik is a male feminist who has a big fight with his wife one morning. When a widow shows up in their home and starts telling his wife how great it is to be a widow he flees the apartment but finds himself constantly followed by a gang of women.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1977-02-09
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During the Journey to Melonia
Overview: Documentary about the production of Per Åhlin's feature film Resan till Melonia
Genres: Documentary Animation
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Voyage to Melonia
Overview: When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1989-12-15
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En drömmares vandring
Overview: Portrait of the Swedish poet Dan Andersson (1888-1920). Brought up during poor conditions he finds work as a temperance preacher and educator. Bored by this he travels to Stockholm to try to get his poems published. On the train he meets a rich, sophisticated art patron who encourages him and grinds his literary and philosophical formation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1957-03-25
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Den nervöse mannen
Overview: Sigvard has poor finances and a tangled marriage. He happens to come across a larger sum of money. Sigvard sees this money as a way out of his sad everyday life, but many other people are curious about his fortune.
Genres: Crime Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1986-09-22
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The Flight of the Eagle
Overview: The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are not heard of again.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1982-08-26
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Caged Women
Overview: An apartment building with apartments for single women is the setting for Faustman's drama about a group of women struggling with life and love, in particular with Eva, mistress to a man whose wife Anna also lives in the building.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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Raggargänget
Overview: "Swedish Rocker's" - A group of Swedish hot-rod teenagers meet every night in a local café. Berra and Kritan are the bad guys, always messing things up for themselves and everyone else.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1962-10-06
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Körsbärsträdgården
Overview: Television adaptation of Chekhov's story about the spoiled widow Madame Ranevskaya.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1970-08-23
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Flottans kavaljerer
Overview: Baron Conrad Crusenhielm is hit in the head during a drunken brawl. Suffering from amnesia, he is mistaken for the lost sailor Karlsson and taken to the navy vessel Fylgia.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1948-12-25
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Song of Stockholm
Overview: Knatten and Janne, just released from the prison of Långholmen, meet a romantic Stockholm in the 40s. Knatten tries to earn money while Janne is looking for the music.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1947-02-22
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Rolling Sea
Overview: "Rolling Sea" - After a longer stay at the hospital, the young Martin comes to Gothenburg and notice that his fiancee Sonja has met another man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1951-09-17
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The Island
Overview: In this somber drama, residents of a small island accuse a nobleman of killing a priest when the man of the cloth disappears. The two were seen arguing, and the nobleman is the main suspect. The priest is only away on a sabbatical trying to regain his faith, but the islanders continue to put pressure on the innocent noble.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1966-01-31
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Blood and Lipstick
Overview: A man sees a woman in a mirror. In a disturbed state, he breaks the mirror.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1996-02-04
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För vänskaps skull
Overview: A young woman gets tired of society's patriarchal order and women's sexual bondage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1965-03-01
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Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
Overview: Alf Sjöberg (1903-1980) was Swedens greatest theater director of the 20th century and as a film director the first of international importance since the silent film era. He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1983-12-22
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Last Pair Out
Overview: About the life of the student, Bo Dahlin. Bo's parents are divorced. Both have been unfaithful. Bo is engaged to Kerstin, but only has eyes for Anita. Anita is filled with self-disgust.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1956-11-12
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Ängslans boningar
Overview: A sick man asks his friend to help him dig a pit.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1987-03-02
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Vildfåglar
Overview: "Wild birds" - A Swedish film noir with the character of a French noir ('Quai des brumes', 'Le jour se lève'). Two worlds meet for a brief experience of happiness ended by a violent tragedy. In one world the unhappy prostitute (Ulla) finds a drunken young man (Nisse) who had previously failed in many occupations. She takes him home. Her feelings are like those for a younger brother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1955-08-21
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Waiting for Godot
Overview: Somewhere sits two men, Vladimir and Estragon, waiting for a man named Godot. Internationally acclaimed Swedish TV dramatized version of the classic stage play.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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The Chimney-Sweep
Overview: The everyday life of a chimney sweeper.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1966-09-14
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The Sacrifice
Overview: Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1986-05-09
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Faithless
Overview: Scripted by Ingmar Bergman, this very personal film is about a destructive affair which wrecks the marriage of an actress (Marianne) and musician (Markus). Wanting to continue the affair, Marianne moves in with her lover. But she is tormented by Markus' decision not to let her have custody of their daughter. Finally Markus announces he may have a solution to the stalemate, but this leads to deception, lies and ultimately, tragedy.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2000-09-15
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Duellantens ansikte
Overview: An old woman with unusual complaint visits a district medical officer.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1984-04-16
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Den perfekte tjuven
Overview: A crime drama about a mysterious storehouse in the Hammarby harbor in Stockholm, based on a novel by Dan Tarchila.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1979-06-17
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Only a Mother
Overview: A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1949-10-31
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Ernst-Hugo
Overview: A gripping portrait of the dramatic, extravagant and ego-centric actor Ernst-Hugo Järegård (1928-1998) who would always be at the center of everything. On the out side he was a hailed and confident diva. In his solitude he was plagued by insomnia, anxiety and a complicated relationship with his father. Includes Ernst-Hugo Järegårds last performance "Aktörens läte/ The sound of the actor" (1998) and "Abstract Poker" (1971).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2008-12-28
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Till Sex Do Us Part
Overview: This Swedish sex-comedy/drama explores the complications in the relationship of a couple who believe that if they make love to each other, they will die. They neck and are physically affectionate in public as well as in private, but have a big taboo against sexual consummation. Their situation drives them to distraction, and they unsuccessfully seek various extramarital outlets for their frustrations.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1971-10-25
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All These Women
Overview: Pretentious critic Cornelius is writing a biography on a famous cellist and to do some research he stays in the critic's house for a few days. He doesn't manage to get an interview with the man, but by talking to all the women who live with him, he comes to learn a lot about the musician's private life none the less. Cornelius then decides to use this information to blackmail the cellist into performing a composition that he, Cornelius, has written.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1964-06-15
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Hej du himlen!
Overview: A poetic portrait of the Russian writer, revolutionary, diplomat and feminist Alexandra Kollontai.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1983-08-31
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Only a Mother
Overview: A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1949-10-31
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