Movies by Sven Lindberg

En svensk tiger

En svensk tiger

Johan Tiger is an actor in Stockholm during World War II. A British agent in Sweden discovers that Johan is a dead ringer for General Lucky and manages to lure him over to London with a role as Othello as bait.

Flickan från Backafall

Flickan från Backafall

Set on the island of Ven in the 1920s, Ellen is engaged with Per the sailor and waits for him while he is away at sea. She works as a maid in a rich family where Robert, the black sheep of the family, tries to seduce her. This leads to a rumour she has been unfaithful to Per. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Kurragömma

Kurragömma

An escaped convict assumes the identity of a professor in order to reveal a criminal syndicate who smuggle diamonds together with Parisian haute couture.

The Marriage Wrestler

The Marriage Wrestler

Stockholm 1912. Site for the Olympic Games. Love entanglements and eroticism at hotel Eros.

Resan till dej

Resan till dej

The marriage of the newlyweds Gun and Emil is strained when Gun sings in a radio show and makes a breakthrough.

I dur och skur

I dur och skur

"In rain and shine" - Sid och Filibert are identical twins. Sid is a theater manager and composer and when his brother arrives to Stockholm for a position at the Museum of Natural History, Filibert is mistaken for Sid.

Han glömde henne aldrig

Han glömde henne aldrig

American businessman Chris Johnson spent WW2 in Sweden and fell in love with a nurse, Karin Engström. He lost contact with her after war and now, seven years later, he returns to Sweden on a business trip, trying to find her again.

Trummor i natten

Trummor i natten

After the first world war Andreas returns to Berlin to find it in chaos after the fall of the empire. The main battle is between the Spartacists and the Freikorps and Andreas needs to find a place for himself in the conflict for the future of Germany.

Midsommardröm i fattighuset

Midsommardröm i fattighuset

Blind-Jonas is in a poorhouse dreaming about his past, in contrast the young girl Cecilia shows up dreaming about her future.

Ett Dockhem

Ett Dockhem

Television adaptation of Ibsen's play about woman's role in society and marriage.

Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige - Midsommarkrisen 1941

Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige - Midsommarkrisen 1941

At dawn on June 22, 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. On the same morning, Germany demanded permission from the Swedish government to transport 18,000 German soldiers from Norway to Finland across Sweden by railway. This was a difficult problem for the Swedish government. On one hand remaining friendly with Germany at the height of its power, on the other maintaining a strict neutrality. The Swedish cabinet meet in Stockholm to decide upon the best reply to the German demands.

Chez Nous

Chez Nous

A stripper from Club Chez Nous is murdered. The killer contacts a newspaper to whitewash himself. Two journalists start to investigate the case and stumble on other crimes along the way.

The Lion and the Virgin

The Lion and the Virgin

After young film writer Leo has his latest screenplay rejected he retreats to his summer home on an island, on his way he meets the flight attendant Virgo and a romance soon blossoms.

Hidden in the Fog

Hidden in the Fog

A wealthy woman is suspected of murder and runs from the police

Miss and Mrs Sweden

Miss and Mrs Sweden

To increase sales of the magazine Veckohatten, the management decides to invest heavily in the beauty contest Miss Sweden. A communist cell is planning to sabotage the competition, because it is sexist.

Asta Nilsson's companion

Asta Nilsson's companion

A very old lady has lost her way in a city and a distinguished gentleman decides to follow her home.