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Tag Archives: Max von Sydow
A Frozen Dream (1997) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Samuel Fröler, Rolf Lassgård
Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée (1897) which Troell had dramatized in “Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd” (1982). Read More »
The Exorcist (1973) William Friedkin, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair
A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic Read More »
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Naima Wifstrand, Jullan Kindahl, Max von Sydow
The main character is an orphaned young woman who is about to be married off to an unappealing but rich old man Read More »
Hamsun (1996) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Biography, Drama, War
Knut Hamsun is Norway’s most famous and respected writer. Ever since he was young he’s despised the English because of the starvation that they caused Norway through WWI. Read More »
Brass Target (1978) John Hough, Sophia Loren, John Cassavetes, Max von Sydow, Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
General Patton tries to transfer the German gold stock to Frankfurt. But someone foils his plan. The military police begin to find the guilty… Read More »
Vargtimmen / Hour of the Wolf (1968) Ingmar Bergman, Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gertrud Fridh, Drama, Horror
An artist in crisis is haunted by nightmares from the past in Ingmar Bergman’s only horror film, which takes place on a windy island. Read More »
Enskilda samtal / Private Confessions (1996) Liv Ullmann, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Samuel Fröler, Biography, Drama
Pelle the Conqueror (1987) Bille August, Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Drama
The end of the 19th century. A boat filled with Swedish emigrants comes to the Danish island of Bornholm. Read More »
The Quiller Memorandum (1966) Michael Anderson, George Segal, Alec Guinness, Max von Sydow, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two British agents are murdered by a mysterious Neonazi organization in West Berlin. The British Secret Service sends agent Quiller to investigate. Read More »
Oviri / The Wolf at the Door (1986) Henning Carlsen, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Jean Yanne, Biography, Drama
This biographical film, based on the life of French artist Paul Gauguin (Donald Sutherland), follows the painter as he returns to Paris after a long stay in Tahiti and must confront his wife, his children, and his former lover. Read More »
Hawaii (1966) George Roy Hill, Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Drama
During the 1820s, a domineering young minister, Abner Hale (Max von Sydow), and his compassionate wife, Jerusha (Julie Andrews), embark on a dangerous sea voyage to Hawaii. Read More »
Citizen X (1995) Chris Gerolmo, Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed over 50 victims, mostly under the age of 17. Read More »
The Emigrants / Utvandrarna (1971) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Drama, History
This monumental mid-nineteenth-century epic from Jan Troell charts, over the course of two films, a Swedish farming family’s voyage to America Read More »
Den goda viljan / Best Intentions (1992) Bille August, Samuel Fröler, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Ingmar Bergman’s parents. In 1909, poor, idealistic theology student Henrik Bergman falls in love with Anna Åkerbloom, the intelligent, educated daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After their wedding Henrik becomes a priest in the north of Sweden.
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