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Jan Troell
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Swedish film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and film editor
Film & TV
Limhamn, Malmö, Sweden
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish film director. Typically Troell writes his own scripts, and serves as his own director of photography. He is known for his realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is generally present. Jan Troell is cited as one of the greatest modern Swedish film directors, along with Ingmar Bergman,…
Known for
- Once Upon a Time There Was a Now — Self2025
- Being Bo Widerberg — Self2025
- Ett par dagar i november med Jan Troell — Self2021
- Bergman: A Year in a Life — Self2018
- Coming to America: Jan Troell on 'The Emigrants' and 'The New Land' — Self2016
- Året var 1966 — Self (archive footage)2016
- Året var 1964 — Self (archive footage)2014
- Room 11122012
- Jan Troell - Sökaren — Himself2011
- Troell Behind the Camera2009
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Key facts
- Born
- Jan Gustaf Troell , ( 1931-07-23 ) 23 July 1931 (age 94) , Malmö , Sweden
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Years active
- 1966–present
- Spouse
- Agneta Ulfsäter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gustaf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Image
- Jan Troell.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-07-23
- Commons category
- Jan Troell
- name in native language
- Jan Gustaf Troell
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Jan Troell
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- birth name
- Jan Gustaf Troell
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Encyclopedic overview
Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, author, and cinematographer. His realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is prominent, have placed him in the first rank of modern Swedish film directors along with Ingmar Bergman and Bo Widerberg.
Life and career
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