FILM DIRECTOR

Jan Troell

1931 - Today

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Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish writer-director and cinematographer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Troell has received more than 143,209 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Troell is the 498th most popular film director (down from 406th in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 287th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Film Director.

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  • 54.55

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jan Troell ranks 498 out of 2,041. Before him are Alf Sjöberg, Alexander Kluge, Richard Thorpe, Pierre Woodman, Abel Ferrara, and Jean-Daniel Cadinot. After him are Hiroshi Inagaki, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ernst Marischka, Gleb Panfilov, Vicente Aranda, and Marcel Camus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Jan Troell ranks 177. Before him are Moshé Mizrahi, Dominique Lapierre, Mwai Kibaki, Roger Piantoni, Rolf Hochhuth, and Philip Baker Hall. After him are Lars Hörmander, Ita Ever, Manolo Escobar, Ola Ullsten, Rajko Kuzmanović, and Rubens de Falco.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jan Troell ranks 351 out of 1,879. Before him are Princess Elizabeth of Sweden (1549), Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846), Evert Taube (1890), Axel Ljung (1884), Alf Sjöberg (1903), and Staffan de Mistura (1947). After him are Lars Hörmander (1931), Tomas Brolin (1969), Maria Gripe (1923), Ola Ullsten (1931), Erik Nilsson (1916), and Marika Green (1943).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Sweden

Among film directors born in Sweden, Jan Troell ranks 8. Before him are Lasse Hallström (1946), Victor Sjöström (1879), Roy Andersson (1943), Sven Nykvist (1922), Bo Widerberg (1930), and Alf Sjöberg (1903). After him are Vilgot Sjöman (1924), Ruben Östlund (1974), Olle Hellbom (1925), Hasse Ekman (1915), Mikael Håfström (1960), and Erika Lust (1977).

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Filmography

The Emigrants
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Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.
Mar 8o 19717.5 / 10
The New Land
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A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California.
Feb 26o 19727.7 / 10
Everlasting Moments
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In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life.
Sep 24o 20087.336 / 10