FILM DIRECTOR

Kjell Grede

1936 - 2017

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Kjell Birger Grede (12 August 1936 – 15 December 2017) was a Swedish film director. He directed nine films between 1967 and 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kjell Grede has received more than 62,039 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kjell Grede is the 1,284th most popular film director (down from 1,002nd in 2019), the 957th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 684th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swedish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kjell Grede ranks 1,284 out of 2,041. Before him are Joseph Ruben, Tom Hooper, Andrew Adamson, Wesley Ruggles, Richard Eyre, and Hossein Shahabi. After him are Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Céline Sciamma, Georgy Tovstonogov, Peter Hall, Owen Roizman, and Rian Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Kjell Grede ranks 459. Before him are Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, Barbara Sobotta, David Hess, Nikolay Rubtsov, John Madden, and David Jenkins. After him are Cynthia McLeod, Owen Roizman, Dmitri Anosov, Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, German Apukhtin, and Ignacio Achúcarro. Among people deceased in 2017, Kjell Grede ranks 439. Before him are Della Reese, Peter Sarstedt, Françoise Héritier, Pancho Segura, Raúl Córdoba, and Nicolae Lupescu. After him are Laurynas Stankevičius, Yuriy Poyarkov, Peter Hall, Nikos Koundouros, Alain Jessua, and Ferry Graf.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Kjell Grede ranks 957 out of 1,879. Before him are Erik Adlerz (1892), Ruth Svedberg (1903), Nick Bostrom (1973), Sven-Gunnar Larsson (1940), Malin Åkerman (1978), and Staffan Tapper (1948). After him are Eric Carlberg (1880), Erik Lindahl (1891), Anna-Lisa Eriksson (1928), Kjell Johansson (1946), Carl Hårleman (1886), and Georg Johansson (1910).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Sweden

Among film directors born in Sweden, Kjell Grede ranks 19. Before him are Mikael Håfström (1960), Erika Lust (1977), Gunnar Fischer (1910), Jonas Åkerlund (1965), Tomas Alfredson (1965), and Arne Sucksdorff (1917). After him are Malik Bendjelloul (1977), Johan Renck (1966), Hannes Holm (1962), Daniel Espinosa (1977), Linus Sandgren (1972), and David F. Sandberg (1981).

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Filmography

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
Director
Swedish account of Raoul Wallenberg, the man responsible for the largest rescue of Jews during World War II.
Oct 5th 19906.1 / 10
Hugo and Josephine
Director
Josefin is a six year old girl who lives isolated in the countryside, where her father is a priest. She has no friends until she meets Hugo. He is a carefree boy who'd rather walk in the forest than go to school. Together with the gardener, they make up fun things to do.
Dec 16th 19676.6 / 10
Harry Munter
Director
Harry Munter, a sensitive, kind, appealing man in his twenties, lives with his parents. He's an inventor, a bit of a mystic, maybe a genius, and a good son and grandson. He's offered work in the U.S. But a friend has cancer and the world is changing in ways that provoke profound sadness. Written by Eileen Berdon
Dec 20th 19694.727 / 10