
Acting
Martin Ljung
Born — Died
1917-08-15 — 2010-09-29
Place of birth
Luleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden
Known for
Acting
Credits
38 titles
Martin Ljung was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.
Known for
6.9Pippi Longstocking, accompanied by friends Tommy and Annika, adventures on the South Seas to search for her father, who has been kidnapped by pirates.
Pippi in the South Seas
1970
8.0The story of "Skrotnisse" and his son "Kalle" who works at a junk yard, and the adventures they experience.
Sagan om Skrotnisse och hans vänner
1985
NRTheatre production of Charley's Aunt shot for TV.
Charleys tant
1979
6.6Based on the play by August Strindberg, Miss Julie vividly depicts the battle of the sexes and classes that ensues when Julie, a wealthy businessman's daughter, falls for Jean, her father's bitter servant.
Miss Julie
1951
6.0A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans.
The Apple War
1971
6.7Martin Wide inherits a bus from his dying grandfather. He restores it from being a hen house into a tourist bus. He puts an ad in the newspaper about "travels to the sun" and also advertises for a stewardess at the same time. The female reporter Vera Boman signs up for the job, in order to expose the "tourist travel hoax". The two, together with passengers of various kinds set off from a snowy Sweden towards Paris. During the trip, Vera starts to realize that Martin is not a "tourist cheater" but a kind and thoughtful travel arranger, who tries to tend to all his passengers as best as he can, even when the situations become difficult to handle. In addition, a famous Swedish diamond has just been stolen and it turns out that both the thieves and the private detectives who are after them, are passengers on the bus.
Far till sol och vår
1957
Film credits
1990s · 4 titles
10.0A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film history with many of its stars.
Stjärnbilder
1995
5.0A congratulatory celebration of Povel Ramel's 70th birthday featuring a cavalcade of great Swedish performers.
...och över alltihopa lyser Povel Ramel
1992
NRDocumentary about the Swedish humorist, film maker and artist Yngve Gamlin
I huvet på n' Gamlin
1990
NRCelebrating the first revue/variety/show "Akta huvet/Watch Your Head" released in 1953 by pastiches and reworkings of the Povel Ramel song and comedy book.
Knäpp igen
1993
1980s · 2 titles
3.2This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patiently or not-so-patiently hovering on the sidelines while watching the future King Gustav closely. No single king appears to possess the brains he was born with, so history seems to be made by default, as it were. Gustav does blunder around, but not enough to miss being crowned king. As a result, France, England, and Germany invade Sweden hoping to take by force what they could not gain by incompetence.
Sverige åt svenskarna
1980
NRJubilee show for Povel Ramel's 60th birthday
To Povel
1982
1970s · 7 titles
6.9Pippi Longstocking, accompanied by friends Tommy and Annika, adventures on the South Seas to search for her father, who has been kidnapped by pirates.
Pippi in the South Seas
1970
6.0A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans.
The Apple War
1971
4.0Political satire set in the 18th century to Franz Schubert's music.
Spader, Madame!
1970
5.5Young Niklas and his friend the Figure are looking for the homeless dog for Niklas.
Niklas and the Figure
1971
4.7A Victorian aristocrat buys a former madhouse and converts it into a "love nest" to woo and bed Alice, the lovely blonde Minister's daughter he meets in an art gallery.
A Man with a Maid
1975
NRGlaset i örat is a revue by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. It was recorded at Berns in Stockholm 1973 and on tour during the spring of 1974.
The glass in the ear
1974
NRPovel Ramel jubilee show played at Berns in Stockholm in 1972.
KaRamellodier
1972
1960s · 6 titles
5.5A man who can not laugh gets help by a psychiatrist.
The Man Who Could Not Laugh
1968
NRAd man Jonathan Blake gets tired of his work and runs away to a time travel agency for the first flight out.
Funny Boy
1961
NRPovel Ramel's 1962 show as filmed for television. This time the usual gang of four is joined by promising young comedian Hasse Alfredsson.
Semestersångarna
1962
7.4The unemployed Timjan discover Mejram singing and instantly fall in love with her.
Swedish Portraits
1964
NR10 year anniversary revue for the Knäppupp company, performances of both old and new material.
Dax igen
1964
NRThe performance is divided into two acts: The first takes place in a hot air balloon basket sometime around 1900, the second in the present day in a house on the French Riviera, where Povel and Beppe are writing the revue.
De sista entusiasterna
1969
1950s · 11 titles
6.6Based on the play by August Strindberg, Miss Julie vividly depicts the battle of the sexes and classes that ensues when Julie, a wealthy businessman's daughter, falls for Jean, her father's bitter servant.
Miss Julie
1951
6.7Martin Wide inherits a bus from his dying grandfather. He restores it from being a hen house into a tourist bus. He puts an ad in the newspaper about "travels to the sun" and also advertises for a stewardess at the same time. The female reporter Vera Boman signs up for the job, in order to expose the "tourist travel hoax". The two, together with passengers of various kinds set off from a snowy Sweden towards Paris. During the trip, Vera starts to realize that Martin is not a "tourist cheater" but a kind and thoughtful travel arranger, who tries to tend to all his passengers as best as he can, even when the situations become difficult to handle. In addition, a famous Swedish diamond has just been stolen and it turns out that both the thieves and the private detectives who are after them, are passengers on the bus.
Far till sol och vår
1957
5.2"In rain and shine" - Sid och Filibert are identical twins. Sid is a theater manager and composer and when his brother arrives to Stockholm for a position at the Museum of Natural History, Filibert is mistaken for Sid.
I dur och skur
1953
7.5Two neighbours, each with a small plot of land, hate each other. Both are dissatisfied with his wife.
When Bengt and Anders Swapped Wives
1950
Biographical account of Kalle Jularbo, a famous Swedish accordion-player.
Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo
1952
6.0Episodic, musical comedy. Povel Ramel company Knäppupp's first film where Martin Ljung plays 16 different roles.
I rök och dans
1954
6.3Staffan Stolle becomes the sole heir to a rich and noble family when he is just a little boy. Early on he is engaged to be married to a girl he finds he does not love. Instead he flees the country only to return under a false name, looking for true love.
The Staffan Stolle Story
1956
6.0Modern fairy tale about the small town of Fårtuna where the chief of police is also an amateur theater director. The local shop assistant Linda aspires to become an actress and gets discovered by a talent agent from Stockholm.
The Great Amateur
1958
Love triangle between the big farmer, a farmhand and his sweetheart.
Rågens rike
1950
The fifth edition of "Terras fönster" reporting from Oslo 900 years. Two episodes with Povel Ramel that sings and spits together with Martin Ljung and Brita Borg. Miss Sweden 1951, Anita Ekberg, visits Stockholm, inaugurates Children's Day in Humlegården. Art, the sculptor Einar Luter card in his studio, and fashion. Report from the factory community Harg in Nyköping municipality, with Lars Johansson, who played a guard post in Nyköping's guest ban, and his wife Marianne. Musical cavalcade with Povel Ramel, Brita Borg and Martin Ljung.
Terras fönster 5
1951
NRBehind the scenes of Knäppupp's 1957 tour
Kortknäpp
1957
1940s · 3 titles
9.0The north of Sweden in 1902. A team of railroad men are building a rail road from Luleå at the Bay of Bothnia to Narvik at the Norwegian Sea. One of the newest workers, Valfrid from the south of Sweden, is not accepted by neither Stora Ballong, the informal leader of the workers, nor the others. They refuse to talk to him but instead Valfrid gets help from the sworn enemy of the railroad workers: the greedy drugstore owner Blom.
Railroad Workers
1947
6.5The actor Robert Berg is just about to get his dream role on the big stage in Stockholm when he gets called to the military service.
Här kommer vi ...
1947
7.0A couple of thieves are terrorizing the village of Vinkelboda, and Kronblom becomes a suspect and must clear his name. Based on the popular Swedish comic strip Kronblom, about the laziest man in town.
Kronblom
1947
Series credits
8.0The story of "Skrotnisse" and his son "Kalle" who works at a junk yard, and the adventures they experience.
Sagan om Skrotnisse och hans vänner
1985
NRTheatre production of Charley's Aunt shot for TV.
Charleys tant
1979
6.5Semlon Pytting struggles to navigate the complex web of lies he has created to hide his cheating from his wife.
Semlons gröna dalar
1977
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Farbror Frippes skafferi
1976
