Åke Falck

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

Acting credits 10

YearTitleRole
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

YearTitleJob
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
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