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The Man From Majorca
''The Man from Majorca'' ( sv, Mannen från Mallorca) is a 1984 Swedish crime thriller film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the novel ''The Pig Party'' by Leif G. W. Persson. The film stars Sven Wollter and Tomas von Brömssen. The novel has big similarities with the Geijer affair (a rumor that the Swedish minister of justice had been with prostitutes, that the Swedish police had knowledge of it and had informed the prime minister). Leif G.W. Persson lost his job at the police because talking to a journalist about his knowledge about the Geijer case, but denied in the preface of the book (''Grisfesten'') which he wrote soon after, that it had any connections to the affair. Widerberg took inspiration from the 1971 American film '' The French Connection'', and ''The Man from Majorca'' share similarities with his previous thriller film: ''The Man on the Roof'' (1976). Sven Wollter won the award for Best Actor at the 20th Guldbagge Awards. Plot A robber calmly holds up a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Widerberg
Bo Gunnar Widerberg (; 8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Sweden, Swedish film director, screenwriter, writer, film editing, editor and actor. Biography Early life Widerberg was born in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Widerberg was the director of films such as ''Raven's End'' (1963), ''Elvira Madigan (1967 film), Elvira Madigan'' (1967), ''Ådalen 31'' (1969), ''Joe Hill (film), Joe Hill'' (1971), ''Fimpen'' (1974), ''The Man on the Roof'' (1976), ''Victoria (1979 film), Victoria'' (1979), ''The Man from Majorca'' (1984), ''The Serpent's Way'' (1986) and ''All Things Fair'' (1995). ''The Serpent's Way'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1966 at the 3rd Guldbagge Awards his film ''Heja Roland!'' won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Film, Best Film. Death and legacy Widerberg died in Ängelholm, Sweden on 1 May 1997 of stomach cancer and was buried in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man On The Roof
''The Man on the Roof'' ( sv, Mannen på taket) is a 1976 Swedish police procedural- thriller film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the 1971 novel ''The Abominable Man'' by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The film stars Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg and Håkan Serner. Widerberg's direction was inspired by the 1971 American film '' The French Connection'', and Widerberg would make one more crime film in 1984: '' The Man from Majorca''. The film won two Guldbagge Awards in 1977, for Best Film and Best Actor (Håkan Serner). Plot A veteran Swedish policeman named Stig Nyman is brutally murdered, bludgeoned and eviscerated with a bayonet while being treated for a secret illness as a Stockholm hospital. The investigation that follows is led by pragmatic veteran Martin Beck and uninspiring detective Einar Rönn. It turns out that the murdered man was known among colleagues for abusing his police privileges and brutalizing civilians. Although his colleag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Security Service
The Swedish Security Service ( sv, Säkerhetspolisen , abbreviated SÄPO ; until 1989 ''Rikspolisstyrelsens säkerhetsavdelning'', abbreviated RPS/Säk) is a Swedish government agency organised under the Ministry of Justice. It operates as a security agency responsible for counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, as well as the protection of dignitaries and the constitution. The Swedish Security Service is also tasked with investigating crimes against national security and terrorist crimes. Its main mission, however, is to prevent crimes, not to investigate them. Crime prevention is to a large extent based on information acquired via contacts with the regular police force, other authorities and organisations, foreign intelligence and security services, and with the use of various intelligence gathering activities, including interrogations, telephone tapping, covert listening devices, and hidden surveillance cameras. The Service was, in its present form, founded in 1989, as part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico Rönnbäck
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO was enacted by section 901(a) of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 () and is codified at as . G. Robert Blakey, an adviser to the United States Senate Government Operations Committee, drafted the law under the close supervision of the committee's chairman, Senator John Little McClellan. It was enacted as Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, and signed into law by US President Richard M. Nixon. While its original use in the 1970s was to prosecute the Mafia as well as others who were actively engaged in organized crime, its later application has been more widespread. Beginning in 1972, thirty-three states adopted state RICO laws to be able to prosecute similar conduct. Summary Under RICO, a person who has committed "at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Johnson (actor)
Tommy Clarence Fredrik Johnson (5 December 1931, in Stockholm – 17 July 2005, in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor. He worked at Uppsala City Theatre and Malmö City Theatre. In 1988 he received the Cornelis Vreeswijk Scholarship. Selected filmography *1964 - ''Vi på Saltkråkan'' (TV) *1968 - ''Badarna'' *1969 - ''Kråkguldet'' (TV) *1971 - '' Badjävlar'' (TV film) *1973 - '' Någonstans i Sverige'' (TV) *1976 - ''Fleksnes Fataliteter'' (TV) *1977 - '' Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' *1981 - ''Rasmus på luffen'' *1982 - ''Polisen som vägrade svara'' (TV) *1983 - ''Second Dance'' *1983 - '' Farmor och vår Herre'' (TV) *1983 - '' Midvinterduell'' (TV film) *1984 & 1988 - '' Träpatronerna'' (TV) *1984 - ''The Man from Majorca'' *1988 - '' Kråsnålen'' (TV) *1993 - ''Kådisbellan'' *1993 - ''Murder at the Savoy'' *1994 - '' Sommarmord'' *1995 - '' Snoken'' (TV) *1997 - ''Spring för livet "Spring för livet" is a 2011 song written by Fredrik Boström and Sara Varga, and performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary School
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. In the United States, US, the secondary education system has separate Middle school#United States, middle schools and High school in the United States, high schools. In the United Kingdom, UK, most state schools and Independent school, privately-funded schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11–16 or 11–18; some UK Independent school, private schools, i.e. Public school (United Kingdom), public schools, admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary school, primary schools and prepare for voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Jensen (actor)
Niels Jensen (born 7 June 1939 in Copenhagen) is a sailor from Denmark. Jensen represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Acapulco. Jensen took 16th place in the Danish Flying Dutchman with Hans Fogh Hans Marius Fogh (8 March 1938 – 14 March 2014) was one of the most successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships and in many different classes, including two Olympic medals. Olympic caree ... as helmsman. References Living people 1939 births Sailors (sport) from Copenhagen Danish male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Olympic sailors for Denmark Hellerup Sejlklub sailors Soling class sailors Soling class world champions {{Denmark-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvar Hirdwall
Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (born 5 December 1934), is a Swedish actor. One of the country's most prolific stage and film actors, he is probably most widely recognised for his two heterogenous roles in the Martin Beck universe; as the eponymous killer in Bo Widerberg's ''The Man on the Roof'' in 1976, and the recurrent role as "The Neighbor" in the mass produced film series, a rambunctious raconteur who frequently interacts with the titular police investigator for the purpose of comic relief. He also had a role in the film adaption of Stieg Larsson's ''Millennium'' series as the lawyer Dirch Frode, and starred as various colourful characters in Lars Molin's comedies. Hirdwall was born in Stockholm, and was educated at Gothenburg City Theatre stage school 1957-1960. Since the early 1960s he has been active as an actor in many films and TV series and on theatrical stages, mainly Stockholms stadsteater. He is well known in Sweden, often portraying obstinate or strange characters, like the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hellberg
Björn Thomas Hellberg (29 September 1941 – 22 January 2023) was a Swedish actor. Hellberg died on 22 January 2023, at the age of 81. Selected filmography *''Maria'' (1975) *''The Man on the Roof'' (1976) *'' Buddies'' (1976) *'' The Assignment'' (1977) *''Raskenstam'' (1983) *'' Mannen från Mallorca'' (1984) *''Zingo Zingo is a Swedish soft drink, with a carbonated orange flavor. Zingo was introduced during the 1950s as ''Ingo-dricka'' ("Ingo drink"), named after the Boxing, boxer Ingemar Johansson, Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson. After Ingo lost the world champio ...'' (1998) *'' Vintergatan 5a'' (as Alien's voice) (2000) *''Break Even'' (2005) References External links * * 1941 births 2023 deaths Male actors from Stockholm {{Sweden-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Günther
Ernst Harry Ingemar Günther (3 June 1933 – 8 December 1999) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 66 films and television shows between 1962 and 1999. He starred in the 1974 film ''Gangsterfilmen'', which entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. At the 28th Guldbagge Awards he won the Creative Achievement award. Partial filmography * ''Out of an Old Man's Head'' (1968) - Man som kastar bildäck * ''Som natt och dag'' (1969) - Sture * ''Made in Sweden'' (1969) - Party guest * ''Rötmånad'' (1970) - Jansson * '' A Handful of Love'' (1974) - Finland * ''Gangsterfilmen'' (1974) - Anders Andersson * ''Ungkarlshotellet'' (1975) - Man * ''Förvandlingen'' (1976) - Gregor's Father * ''Vi har många namn'' (1976) - Police Inspector * ''Games of Love and Loneliness'' (1977) - Jacob Randel * ''Måndagarna med Fanny'' (1977) - Butcher * ''Chez Nous'' (1978) - Melin * ''Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet'' (1979) - Eriksson * ''Gå på vattnet om du kan'' (1979) - Mr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Håkan Serner
John Gunnar Håkan Serner (1 September 1933 in Malmö – 25 October 1984 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor. Family He was nephew to Frank Heller, and stepfather to Malin Gjörup. Awards In 1977 Serner received the award for Best Actor at the 13th Guldbagge Awards for his roles in the films ''The Man on the Roof'' (1976) and '' Bang!'' (1977). Death Serner committed suicide by hanging himself on 25 October 1984, aged 51. Partial filmography *1953: ''Marianne'' - Marianne's Class Mate *1953: '' Speed Fever'' - Gunnar Norén *1955: ''Violence'' - Officer (uncredited) *1958: '' The Goat in the Garden'' - Smörgåsnissen på Horn (1958) (uncredited) *1958: ''The Great Amateur'' - Actor (uncredited) *1958: ''Playing on the Rainbow'' - The chairman of the film studio (uncredited) *1958: ''The Jazz Boy'' - Telegrambudet *1959: ''Raggare!'' - Sven-Erik *1959: '' Fridolfs farliga ålder'' *1964: '' Dear John'' - Erwin *1965: ''Calle P.'' - Criminal *1966: '' The People of Hemsö'' (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucy's Day
Saint Lucy's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Lucy, is a Christian feast day observed on 13 December. The observance commemorates Lucia of Syracuse, an early-fourth-century virgin martyr under the Diocletianic Persecution, who according to legend brought food and aid to Christians hiding in the Roman catacombs, wearing a candle lit wreath on her head to light her way and leave her hands free to carry as much food as possible.Barnhill, Carla. "St. Lucy's Day", ''Christian History'', issue 103 Her feast day, which coincided with the shortest day of the year prior to calendar reforms, is widely celebrated as a festival of light. Falling within the Advent season, Saint Lucy's Day is viewed as a precursor of Christmastide, pointing to the arrival of the Light of Christ in the calendar on Christmas Day. Saint Lucy's Day is celebrated most widely in Scandinavia and in Italy, with each emphasising a different aspect of her story. In Scandinavia, where Lucy is called Santa/Sankta L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
