Lars-Eric Kjellgren

Directing

Lars-Eric Kjellgren

Born — Died

1918-08-28 — 2003-02-10

Place of birth

Arvika, Värmlands län, Sweden

Known for

Directing

Credits

23 titles

Lars-Eric Kjellgren (1918–2003) was a Swedish screenwriter and film director.

Known for

Far till sol och vår poster
6.7

Martin 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

Hidden in the Fog poster
6.1

A wealthy woman is suspected of murder and runs from the police, all the while her family and friends discuss the possible motive.

Hidden in the Fog

1953

Blondie, Biffen och Bananen poster
4.0

The factory manager Rudolf Carlman lets Biffen and Bananen take care of his stable for race horses.

Blondie, Biffen och Bananen

1952

Den hårda leken poster
10.0

Conny Persson is an up-and-coming boxer. He wins the Junior Championships and is able to write a contract with boxing manager Andy Ekström. He falls in love with Margit. She doesn't like that he is boxing, but together they open a flower shop. When Conny still won't give up boxing, Margit tells him that he has to chose between her and the boxing.

Den hårda leken

1956

Private Bom poster
5.4

The station-master Fabian Bom is a very meticulous person, and he makes sure that the trains leaves exactly - on the second. To him, nothing could be more important than duty, efficiency and punctuality, in fact, his sense of duty is clearly perverted. His beloved Plum-Plum, the major's daughter, is infatuated with army officers. To regain her attention, he joins the infantry. Bom becomes a soldier who loves the military training, long marches as well as hard labour as punishment. He meets Agnes, who falls madly in love with him.

Private Bom

1948

While the City Sleeps poster
6.7

Jompa is unemployed - and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents who are tired of his attitude about employment and regular hours. Jompa and his friends spend their time at nightclubs, cafés and doing petty crimes. While playing poker, Jompa becomes indebted to the criminal Kalle Lund. Of course, Jompa is unable to pay, but Kalle gives him a tip: an old fetcher has always a lot of money at home, and if Jompa could get his hands on the money, his troubles would disappear... Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

While the City Sleeps

1950

Behind the camera

Far till sol och vår poster
6.7

Martin 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

Hidden in the Fog poster
6.1

A wealthy woman is suspected of murder and runs from the police, all the while her family and friends discuss the possible motive.

Hidden in the Fog

1953

Hidden in the Fog poster
6.1

A wealthy woman is suspected of murder and runs from the police, all the while her family and friends discuss the possible motive.

Hidden in the Fog

1953

Blondie, Biffen och Bananen poster
4.0

The factory manager Rudolf Carlman lets Biffen and Bananen take care of his stable for race horses.

Blondie, Biffen och Bananen

1952

Den hårda leken poster
10.0

Conny Persson is an up-and-coming boxer. He wins the Junior Championships and is able to write a contract with boxing manager Andy Ekström. He falls in love with Margit. She doesn't like that he is boxing, but together they open a flower shop. When Conny still won't give up boxing, Margit tells him that he has to chose between her and the boxing.

Den hårda leken

1956

Private Bom poster
5.4

The station-master Fabian Bom is a very meticulous person, and he makes sure that the trains leaves exactly - on the second. To him, nothing could be more important than duty, efficiency and punctuality, in fact, his sense of duty is clearly perverted. His beloved Plum-Plum, the major's daughter, is infatuated with army officers. To regain her attention, he joins the infantry. Bom becomes a soldier who loves the military training, long marches as well as hard labour as punishment. He meets Agnes, who falls madly in love with him.

Private Bom

1948

While the City Sleeps poster
6.7

Jompa is unemployed - and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents who are tired of his attitude about employment and regular hours. Jompa and his friends spend their time at nightclubs, cafés and doing petty crimes. While playing poker, Jompa becomes indebted to the criminal Kalle Lund. Of course, Jompa is unable to pay, but Kalle gives him a tip: an old fetcher has always a lot of money at home, and if Jompa could get his hands on the money, his troubles would disappear... Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

While the City Sleeps

1950

While the City Sleeps poster
6.7

Jompa is unemployed - and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents who are tired of his attitude about employment and regular hours. Jompa and his friends spend their time at nightclubs, cafés and doing petty crimes. While playing poker, Jompa becomes indebted to the criminal Kalle Lund. Of course, Jompa is unable to pay, but Kalle gives him a tip: an old fetcher has always a lot of money at home, and if Jompa could get his hands on the money, his troubles would disappear... Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

While the City Sleeps

1950

Father Bom poster
5.9

Fabian Bom, auctionist in a small town, one day finds a baby boy in a small crib that is for sale at an auction. He places the boy at an orphanage but returns the next day since he realizes that he misses the boy. Since a single man is not permitted to adopt a baby he arranges a marriage with a young woman, who really is the baby's mother.

Father Bom

1949

Playing on the Rainbow poster
9.0

The school counselor Vanja believe neither in love, marriage or a woman's subservient role to the man. One day she meets the student Björn. Their romance is full of problems. Along comes a man from Vanjas past.

Playing on the Rainbow

1958

Crime in Paradise poster
7.0

While four men blow up a safe, a night watchman is accidentally killed. They get away with the loot. Ten years later, the stepson of the dead night watchman receives vital information.

Crime in Paradise

1959

Säg det med blommor poster
9.0

Kirre buys a flower for his fiancee Gun on the anniversary of their engagement. Gun's mother, an illusion-free elderly lady, believes that this attention will disappear when they marry.

Säg det med blommor

1952

Tull-Bom poster
5.7

Bureacratic customs officer searching for a missing girl.

Tull-Bom

1951

No Man's Woman poster
6.5

Imber has a child with the dubious fiancé Erland. He is destructive and his unhealthy lifestyle subjects his family to starvation and the death of their child. Imber falls in love with Arne and a settlement between Arne and Erland unfolds.

No Man's Woman

1953

Tappa inte sugen poster
8.0

In a movie studio, a fight scene is underway. The hero, played by Allan Bergner, will make an impression on the heroine, played by Ylva Vendel. But Allan is not prepared to give more than one pale hint of fight; he wants to be presentable in later scenes as well. The director wears his hair.

Tappa inte sugen

1947

Natt i hamn poster
9.0

Early 1940s, during WW2, pitch black waters except for a moon-shadow over the waves. Surrounded by minefields and the fog slips in the sweeping headlights of the cargo ship S/S Rune. But the ship bows relentlessly forward through the night.

Natt i hamn

1943

No artwork available
NR

A sunny portrait of Stockholm narrated by Bibi Andersson. Widescreen, Eastmancolor.

The City By the Waters

1955

Night Light poster
4.3

Sixteen year old Maria arrives in Stockholm. She is going to stay with her aunt. Already at the Central station events occur that change her route.

Night Light

1957

Night Light poster
4.3

Sixteen year old Maria arrives in Stockholm. She is going to stay with her aunt. Already at the Central station events occur that change her route.

Night Light

1957

The Lord from the Lane poster
8.2

The poor photographer Tibbe turns out to be the heir of the recently deceased count Silfverbåge. But he can only get the money on one condition: he must stop seeing his old friends, including his fiancée Maja.

The Lord from the Lane

1949

Flyg-Bom poster
4.7

The meticulous Fabin Bom is called up for military service in the airforce.

Flyg-Bom

1952

Våld poster
10.0

It is 1940. A young man is facing court martial on charges of conscientious objection. He admits the crime. The prosecutor demands a most severe punishment. While waiting for the verdict, the young man think back of his past. How could this happen?

Våld

1955

Våld poster
10.0

It is 1940. A young man is facing court martial on charges of conscientious objection. He admits the crime. The prosecutor demands a most severe punishment. While waiting for the verdict, the young man think back of his past. How could this happen?

Våld

1955