FILM DIRECTOR

Gunnar Fischer

1910 - 2011

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Gunnar Fischer (18 November 1910 – 11 June 2011) was a Swedish cinematographer who worked with director Ingmar Bergman on several of the director's best-known films, including Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) and The Seventh Seal (1957). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gunnar Fischer has received more than 44,760 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gunnar Fischer is the 1,063rd most popular film director (down from 969th in 2019), the 768th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Swedish Film Director.

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  • 18

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Page views of Gunnar Fischers by language

Over the past year Gunnar Fischer has had the most page views in the with 5,807 views, followed by Swedish (3,076), and Italian (930). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (135.24%), Finnish (43.39%), and Egyptian Arabic (42.61%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gunnar Fischer ranks 1,063 out of 2,041. Before him are Richard Williams, Safi Faye, Cameron Crowe, Nina Companeez, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and Frank Beyer. After him are Rafael Azcona, Cai Chusheng, Ágnes Hranitzky, Frédéric Rossif, David Furnish, and Gerry Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Gunnar Fischer ranks 274. Before him are Adalberts Bubenko, Henry L. Giclas, Duncan McNaughton, Mamadou Dia, Gennady Voronov, and William Schuman. After him are Max Miedinger, Mary Lou Williams, Hilde Schrader, John Hammond, Ludwig von Moos, and Erik Ode. Among people deceased in 2011, Gunnar Fischer ranks 314. Before him are Charles Jarrott, Georg Sterzinsky, Maurice Goldhaber, Henry Cooper, Juan Tuñas, and Bob Benny. After him are Jack LaLanne, Jan van Beveren, Joanna Russ, Iván Menczel, Marie Ljalková, and Frances Bay.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gunnar Fischer ranks 768 out of 1,879. Before him are Kurt Axelsson (1941), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Jörgen Persson (1966), Gunnar Lindström (1896), Anna Maria Lenngren (1754), and Gösta Andersson (1917). After him are Mari Jungstedt (1962), Brita Borg (1926), Inger Berggren (1934), Ann Linde (1961), Bertha Valerius (1824), and Olle Åhlund (1920).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Sweden

Among film directors born in Sweden, Gunnar Fischer ranks 15. Before him are Vilgot Sjöman (1924), Ruben Östlund (1974), Olle Hellbom (1925), Hasse Ekman (1915), Mikael Håfström (1960), and Erika Lust (1977). After him are Jonas Åkerlund (1965), Tomas Alfredson (1965), Arne Sucksdorff (1917), Kjell Grede (1936), Malik Bendjelloul (1977), and Johan Renck (1966).

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Filmography

The Seventh Seal
Director
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
Feb 16o 19578.198 / 10
Wild Strawberries
Director
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
Dec 26o 19578.127 / 10
Summer with Monika
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Monika from Stockholm falls in love with Harry, a young man on holiday. When she becomes pregnant they are forced into a marriage, which begins to fall apart soon after they take up residence in a cramped little flat.
Feb 9o 19537.303 / 10