Movies by John Ekman

Man's Way with Women

Man's Way with Women

Olof Koskela, the only son is driven from home when he wants to marry the wrong girl. He takes a job as a floater. His reputation as a womanizer goes far and wide. When he meets the proud Kyllikki, he enters into a bet to defeat the mighty rapids standing on a log.

General von Döbeln

General von Döbeln

1813. The Swedish army is fighting in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The popular general Von Döbeln is arrested for sending the army against the French in breach of orders by the crown prince. At the court martial he is sentenced to death but is pardoned by the king and sent to prison instead. A group of conspirators are planning to set him free and make him their leader in a coup d'etat.

Fredlös

Fredlös

The Finnish War 1808-1809 is over and Russia has conquered Finland from Sweden. All weapons in the country are meant to be handed over to the new ruler, but in some small places people are preparing for an uprising.

In Self Defence

In Self Defence

A wealthy Russian family is faced with change and challenges as events unfold during the First World War.

Brother Against Brother

Brother Against Brother

Two brothers compete for the love of a woman while the impending war threatens to separate them from both sides of the border. Based on the novel "La Débâcle" by Émile Zola.

Hans hustrus förflutna

Hans hustrus förflutna

The international criminal Helene Voigt, who calls herself Countess Montigno, is on the run from the law.

Kalle Utter

Kalle Utter

Kalle Utter is theologian student at Uppsala University sometime during the latter half of the 19th century.

The Sea Vultures

The Sea Vultures

Two smugglers meet two customs officers at sea, and happen to kill them. The story continues fifteen years later when a son of one of the officers and a smuggler's daughter fall in love with each other.

Count Only the Happy Moments

Count Only the Happy Moments

The old Victor Branzell has a grandson, Alf, who is in love with a clerk in a glove shop, Lilian Lind. But Lilian with her simple background doesn't get accepted in the circles where Alf belongs, and they have now reached the conclusion that they can't have a future together. Marriage is impossible. Victor summons Lilian and Alf and starts telling them his life story.

A Secret Marriage

A Secret Marriage

A film about family secrets...and deathbed confessions.

The Governor's Daughters

The Governor's Daughters

An important man's death brings forth a secret, revealing a daughter from another woman, previously unknown to his wife - and bringing about the meeting of the two sisters.

Children of the Streets

Children of the Streets

Karl Sterner falls for Jenny, a beautiful young woman from an impoverished background, and soon discovers that he cannot control her willful personality - which proves to cause many conflicts in their marriage.

Judge Not

Judge Not

Helder is a happy family man, but one day his wife receives a letter from her brother Albert, who managed to escape from prison.

His Grace's Will

His Grace's Will

His grace, the Lord Chamberlain and Colonel Baron Roger Bernhusen de Sars of Rogershus, Klockeberga and Björkenäs, will celebrate his 70th birthday. He decides to write his will and publish it on the birthday.

The Unknown Woman

The Unknown Woman

Mauritz Stiller directed adaptation of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Das fremde Mädchen.

Högfjällets dotter

Högfjällets dotter

A young doctor is found unconscious in the mountains and is brought to a Sami village.