Georg Skarstedt

Acting

Georg Skarstedt

Born — Died

1900-01-31 — 1976-12-08

Place of birth

Falun, Sweden

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Per Georg Wilhelm Skarstedt was a Swedish stage and screen actor. He made his film debut Ivan Hedqvists "Carolina Rediviva" a Swedish film classic from 1920.

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 6 titles

Shame poster
7.5

In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.

Shame

1968

The Yellow Car poster
5.8

On a tourist trip abroad the passengers on the coach witness an assassination attempt on the President Hurkas. One of the tourists has evidence against the perpetrators, and is killed when the coach reaches Sweden. Another passenger observes how one of the perpetrators is picked up by a yellow car. She is kidnapped and locked up in a mental hospital.

The Yellow Car

1963

En sån strålande dag poster
5.5

A comedy about the young notary Thore, who mistakenly opens a private letter to his boss, lawyer Larsson. The letter says that a certain Eva Larsson will inherit a piece of land in Guatemala, containing large oil deposits. A baby photo of Eva has been included for identification, and when Thore is fired for his mistake he happens to bring the photo with him.

En sån strålande dag

1967

The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing poster
7.3

A sleepy village around 1910. Jacob, the owner of a book store in a small town is a member of a club who baths together every Sunday. He is uninterested in women until Amelie Arbel moves into the town. She is both rich and seductive and he marries her. After the marriage he discovers that she can be very troublesome.

The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

1969

Det är hos mig han har varit poster
3.0

"It's with me he's been" - Li and Hans are colleagues at an advertising agency. Even though Hans is married, they start a relationship. Li hopes that Hans will tell his wife the truth about them and leave her for Li.

Det är hos mig han har varit

1963

Kurragömma poster
6.0

An escaped convict assumes the identity of a professor in order to reveal a criminal syndicate who smuggle diamonds together with Parisian haute couture.

Kurragömma

1963

1950s · 29 titles

The Seventh Seal poster
8.1

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

The Seventh Seal

1957

Summer with Monika poster
7.3

One summer day, two teens begin a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.

Summer with Monika

1953

A Lesson in Love poster
6.7

After fifteen years of marriage and mutual infidelity, a couple on the brink of divorce unexpectedly confront their unresolved love during a journey to Copenhagen. Blending farce with emotional reflection, the film is Ingmar Bergman’s first sustained venture into marital comedy.

A Lesson in Love

1954

The Staffan Stolle Story poster
6.3

Staffan 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

Girl with Hyacinths poster
7.3

A young woman dies by suicide and leaves all her belongings to her next-door neighbour, who becomes determined to investigate her reasons for taking her life.

Girl with Hyacinths

1950

To Joy poster
6.8

A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.

To Joy

1950

It Is Never Too Late poster
6.0

Görel and Arne are about to get a divorce. Görel thinks back on how history has repeated itself within her family.

It Is Never Too Late

1956

The People of Värmland poster
6.5

Erik, the son of a wealthy farmer, and Anna, the daughter of a poor crofter, have known each other since they were children. Now, that they are grown up, they love each other, but their parents won't let them have each other, since their families are enemies. Erik's father wants him to marry a rich girl instead and when Anna hears about this, she falls ill and even starts to show signs of insanity. Will the two have each other or will everything go wrong?

The People of Värmland

1957

This Can't Happen Here poster
5.3

A story of two married refugees from the dictatorship; their quiet life in a new free country is impossible due to the husband's dark secret.

This Can't Happen Here

1950

Hon kom som en vind poster
6.7

"She Came Like a Wind" - Fabian Rosander works at a factory and is close to 50 years old. When a new employee named Lilly, a young beautiful girl, comes to the factory Fabians life takes a new turn.

Hon kom som en vind

1952

When Love Came to the Village poster
8.0

A new teacher arrives to the small village and he soon stir up some trouble with his modern way of looking at things. He also stir up some amorous feelings among the local women.

When Love Came to the Village

1950

Barabbas poster
6.6

The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.

Barabbas

1953

Östermans testamente poster
7.0

The fishermen Österman and Sjöberg are sued by merchant Wikström. In order to raise capital, they decide to start producing a medicine from a recipe by Österman's father.

Östermans testamente

1954

Restaurant Intim poster
9.0

A new realism depiction of life and work in an old restaurant. A social portrayal of exhausted staff and dubious guests.

Restaurant Intim

1950

Miss April poster
7.3

The banker Marcus falls in love with the young ballet-dancer Maj who works at the opera. To meet her he takes a job there but Maj is in love with Osvald Berg, the big star of the opera. To wake Osvald's interest for her she asks Marcus if he could play deeply in love with her. Plot summary by nL.

Miss April

1958

Åsa-Nisse i kronans kläder poster
3.6

Corporal Åsa-Nisse Nilsson is an officer who somehow manages to teach his soldiers both discipline and the art of war.

Åsa-Nisse i kronans kläder

1958

No artwork available
7.0

Biographical account of Kalle Jularbo, a famous Swedish accordion-player.

Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo

1952

Enchanted Journey poster
8.0

A traveling theatre company comes to a small town and performs to a packed house. But during the show the theatre director decides to run away with the money.

Enchanted Journey

1954

Darling of Mine poster
6.7

The Swedish/American actor Jack Harris visits the old country for the first time in his life. One of the journalist, Ingrid Billberg, is particularly interested in getting an interview with him. She finds out secret information about his next movie, and to stop her from revealing it, Jack Harris gets her alone with him on an isolated island in the archipelago. Romance blossoms... Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Darling of Mine

1955

Mannequin in Red poster
6.5

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill her.

Mannequin in Red

1958

When Bengt and Anders Swapped Wives poster
7.5

Two neighbours, each with a small plot of land, hate each other. Both are dissatisfied with his wife.

When Bengt and Anders Swapped Wives

1950

The Master Detective Lives Dangerously poster
6.6

When Eva-Lotta climbs the roof of moneylender Gren's house. Through a window she overhears a turbulent conversation about an IOU. A few days later she finds Gren dead.

The Master Detective Lives Dangerously

1957

My Passionate Longing poster
10.0

The nurse Nina becomes sterile after an illegal abortion and keep it a secret from her husband.

My Passionate Longing

1956

Just a Waiter poster
7.0

Fabian Bom is a waiter at a hotel in a small town. But he dreams of doing something else - to dance and sing on a stage. He is madly in love with Matilda Roos, singer and diva. Fabian is too insensitive to notice that Annie, who works in the kitchen, is in love with him. Encouraged by Matilda, Fabian leaves the hotel and goes to Stockholm to become famous. But, as he soon learns, it is more difficult than he first thought.

Just a Waiter

1959

Rolling Sea poster
8.0

"Rolling Sea" - After a longer stay at the hospital, the young Martin comes to Gothenburg and notice that his fiancee Sonja has met another man.

Rolling Sea

1950

No artwork available
10.0

Privates 91 and 87 are ordered to carry a tube of explosive chemicals to a military depot, while prize fighter Ingemar Johansson tries to teach them how to throw a punch.

91:an Karlsson slår knockout

1957

Flottans överman poster
4.8

Fabian Bom has been sent by the Export Association to promote Swedish export to Spain. He travels with the navy's cruiser to Barcelona, but his jealous fiancée Gullan has followed him in secret to keep an eye on him. In Barcelona the usually strict and virtuous Bom is surrounded by the local women and has a ball. He meets the young and zestful Linnea from Sweden. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Flottans överman

1958

Salka Valka poster
6.0

A coming of age story about young Salka Valka who lives in the small fishing village of Íseyri. She is doing well for herself as a partner in a small fishing boat, but people believe she is financed by her deceased mother's former fiance, Steinthór, who disappeared on their wedding day many years ago. Salka becomes infatuated with the idealistic Arnaldur who wants to start a workers union, much to the opposition of local entrepreneur Bogesen. The past comes to haunt her in the return of Steinthór but Salka fends off his advances only to lose the restless Arnaldur away. http://www.icelandicfilmcentre.is

Salka Valka

1954

No artwork available
7.0

Erik Ernsson is on his way to Jon-Persgården in Ångermanland to seek employment. He befriends the old man Janne Vängman.

Janne Vängman i farten

1952

1940s · 21 titles

Private Number 91-Karlsson poster
7.2

The Squadron leader throws big a party where one of his colleagues is going to demonstrate a new type of explosive substance.

Private Number 91-Karlsson

1946

Music in Darkness poster
6.2

In postwar Sweden, a gifted young pianist’s life is transformed after a tragic accident leaves him blind. Struggling with bitterness, isolation, and the loss of his former world, he finds unexpected support and companionship from a compassionate young woman who helps him rebuild his sense of purpose. As their relationship deepens over the years, both must confront questions of pride, class, and emotional vulnerability in order to move forward.

Music in Darkness

1948

Stora Hoparegränd och himmelriket poster
9.0

Erik, a poor inventor meets the clerk Lillemor and fall in love. Erik's becomes invention is ready for the market. He contacts a director who might be interested. Erik is attracted almost immediately by the director's wife.

Stora Hoparegränd och himmelriket

1949

The Blockhead of the Block poster
7.0

The kids on the south side of Stockholm get together to help their friend Kalle out when he's broken a window, by starting a fund-raiser. But some older kids are after the money.

The Blockhead of the Block

1947

Försummad av sin fru poster
8.0

Pelle (Karl-Arne Holmsten) and Siska (Irma Christenson) Hedberg are both journalists on the same newspaper. Pelle is an editor and Siska writes a relationship advice column. They're also newlyweds. And they love each other and are very happy together. But Siska often works late. Which leaves Pelle home alone. And after a while he starts to feel neglected. So he writes a letter about his problem to Siska’s relationship column. And HILARITY ensues in this ZANY ROM-COM!

Försummad av sin fru

1947

Sextetten Karlsson poster
5.0

The story about Karlsson's six boys, who makes mischief in the fictional town of Östköping.

Sextetten Karlsson

1945

Tonight or Never poster
5.5

A famous crime novelist checks in at a hotel in the mountains under false identity.

Tonight or Never

1941

Lars Hård poster
5.5

Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.

Lars Hård

1948

The Balloon poster
7.5

Sten Stensson Stéen dies when he gets a wooden box in his head, and he enters heaven in a balloon.

The Balloon

1946

Skogen är vår arvedel poster
9.0

The farmer Per Jonsson doesn't think too well about the factory in the neighborhood, since he thinks that it destroys the fishing and makes the young people leave the countryside. When the workers at the factory go on strike, they ask him to sell milk to them and let them work in his forest. But Jonsson is stubborn and refuses to give them any help at all. At least until he is in an accident and also need help.

Skogen är vår arvedel

1944

Strange Harbor poster
7.0

A Swedish cargo ship is in the winter of 1938 at the dock in Gdynia in Poland, waiting to depart with coal to Sweden. In a tavern in the port a Polish dockworkers tries to tell something to the Swedish sailors, but is rudely turned away by the tavern owner. Later in the evening the port worker is found dead. That same evening one of the Swedish sailors, meets a Jewish woman who has fled Nazi Germany.

Strange Harbor

1948

Little Martin Returns poster
5.8

Sture Letterström and Kurre Svensson take on the task of rescuing a secret document during World War II from a group of Swedish Nazis. Since both of them are known by the local Nazis, Sture takes on the role of Miss Märta Letterström, and Kurre also has to make use of his feminine side as well as a dress.

Little Martin Returns

1948

Det spökar - det spökar... poster
8.0

The hunt for a precious porcelain tableware leads to the Möllegården estate, where ghosts are said to live.

Det spökar - det spökar...

1943

On These Shoulders poster
9.0

Kjell Loväng returns to his parent's farm after a few years of work in Stockholm. He discovers that his father Arvid neglects the farm and spends too much time drinking and meeting other women. Kjell has to prove to his father his ability to manage the farm.

On These Shoulders

1948

Lång-Lasse i Delsbo poster
7.5

it's the 1840s and a rural parish plagued by drinking and fighting gets a new vicar who has decided to instill law, order and fear of God into the parishioners.

Lång-Lasse i Delsbo

1949

Kronblom kommer till stan poster
7.0

Kronblom wins a little pig in a lottery and starts to build a sty for his new friend.

Kronblom kommer till stan

1949

A Singing Girl poster
6.5

A girl (Alice Babs) from the country moves to Stockholm to become a singer.

A Singing Girl

1942

The Invisible Wall poster
6.4

In an unnamed country under occupation, a senior officer is killed in an attack by a member of the resistance.

The Invisible Wall

1944

Sin poster
4.0

Fredrik seduces the office girl Anna. She becomes helplessly passionately in love. Fredrik cheat Anna of all her savings. He intends to manufacture beauty products. To market the product he forge the signature of a wealthy aunt of Anna.

Sin

1948

No artwork available
10.0

Eva-Maria Dahl gets the news from a doctor that she's having a baby.

Moderskapets kval och lycka

1945

Springpojkar är vi allihopa poster
7.5

Gugge and Nuffe work at the competing meat wholesalers AB Delikatesser and AB Skånedelikatesser. The two companies compete for a large order and the two will stop at hardly nothing to get the order

Springpojkar är vi allihopa

1941

1930s · 3 titles

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