7.3
Movie
Directing
Åke Falck
- Born
- Died
- (aged 49)
- Birthplace
- Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
- Credits
- 22 titles
Biography
Åke Falck (3 April 1925 – 12 October 1974) was a Swedish film director. He directed 13 films between 1958 and 1972. His 1966 film The Princess was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.
He married in 1949 the singer Brita Nordström (1925–2005) with whom he had a son Peter Emanuel Falck in 1952. In 1960 he remarried to the TV producer Karin Sohlman and had a daughter Carolina Falck in 1961.
Åke Falck was buried on 12 November 1974 at Djursholm's cemetery in the municipality of Danderyd. Åke Falcks Gata in the Torp district of Gothenburg was named after him in 2011.
Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
6.1
Movie
The Die Is Cast
6.3
Movie
Swedish Wedding Night
5.0
Movie
The Firebird
8.5
Movie
Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci
7.5
Movie
Petter's and Lotta's Christmas
8.0
Movie
Farbror Blås nya båt
7.0
Movie
Waltz of Sex
7.0
Movie
Prinsessan
7.0
Movie
Adam och Eva
9.0
Movie
Easter
7.0
TV
Herkules Jonssons storverk
7.0
TV
Ett köpmanshus i skärgården
Movie
Nattens konung
Movie
Rafael Kubelik A Portrait
Movie
Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat, Op. 23 (Karajan, Weissenberg, 1967)
Acting credits 10
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Året var 1974 Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1968 | Petter's and Lotta's Christmas Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1968 | Farbror Blås nya båt Film | Speaker (voice) |
| 1964 | Swedish Wedding Night Film | Speaker (voice) |
| 1960 | The Die Is Cast Film | Jerk Domare |
| 1960 | Viking Settlement in the Jet Age: A Film About Östergötland Film | |
| 1953 | Where the Herring and Bathers Flock Film | |
| 1953 | Museet Film | |
| 1952 | The Firebird Film | Spinky |
| 1950 | Girl with Hyacinths Film | Man at Körner's Studio |
Crew credits 15
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Nattens konung Film | Director |
| 1973 | Ett köpmanshus i skärgården TV | Director, Creator (6 ep) |
| 1971 | Rafael Kubelik A Portrait Film | Director |
| 1970 | Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci Film | Director |
| 1969 | Herkules Jonssons storverk TV | Producer (25 ep) |
| 1968 | Waltz of Sex Film | Director, Scenario Writer |
| 1968 | Easter Film | Director |
| 1967 | Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat, Op. 23 (Karajan, Weissenberg, 1967) Film | Director |
| 1966 | Prinsessan Film | Director |
| 1965 | Alla för en Film | Director |
| 1964 | Swedish Wedding Night Film | Director |
| 1963 | Adam och Eva Film | Director |
| 1962 | Trasiga änglar Film | Director |
| 1953 | Where the Herring and Bathers Flock Film | Writer, Director |
| 1953 | Museet Film | Director |