Nils Olof "Olle" Hellbom (8 October 1925 – 5 June 1982) was a Swedish
film director,
producer, and
screenwriter. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...
.
His 1960 film ''
Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn'' was entered into the
2nd Moscow International Film Festival
The 2nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 July 1961. The Grand Prix was shared between the Japanese film '' The Naked Island'' directed by Kaneto Shindo and the Soviet film '' Clear Skies'' directed by Grigori Chukhrai.
...
.
In 1978 at the
14th Guldbagge Awards
The 14th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1977 and 1978, and took place on 18 September 1978. ''The Adventures of Picasso'' directed by Tage Danielsson was presented with the aw ...
he won the award for
Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BAF ...
for his film ''
The Brothers Lionheart''.
He died of
stomach cancer.
Filmography
Director
* 1957 - ''
Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist lever farligt''
* 1959 - ''
Raggare!''
* 1960 - ''
Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn'' (TV movie)
* 1964 - ''
Vi på Saltkråkan'' (TV series)
* 1964 - ''
Tjorven, Båtsman och Moses''
* 1965 - ''
Tjorven och Skrållan''
* 1966 - ''
Tjorven och Mysak''
* 1967 - ''
Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane''
* 1969 - ''
Pippi Longstocking (1969 TV series)
''Pippi Longstocking'' ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is a Sweden, Swedish/West Germany, West German TV series based on Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking children's books. The show ran for thirteen episodes, the first episode being broadcast 8 Februa ...
'' (TV series)
* 1970 - ''
Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven''
* 1970 - ''
På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump''
* 1971 - ''
Emil i Lönneberga''
* 1972 - ''
Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga
''Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga'' is a 1972 Swedish film, the second of three films about the Emil i Lönneberga by Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction ...
''
* 1973 - ''
Emil och griseknoen
Emil or Emile may refer to:
Literature
*''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life
*''Emil and the Detective ...
''
* 1974 - ''
Världens bästa Karlsson
''Världens bästa Karlsson'' is a Swedish family film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 2 December 1974, directed by Olle Hellbom. It is based on a book about Karlsson-on-the-Roof by Astrid Lindgren.
Cast
* Lars Söderdahl as Svante ...
''
* 1977 - ''
Bröderna Lejonhjärta''
* 1981 - ''
Rasmus på luffen
''Rasmus på luffen'' is a 1981 Swedish film directed by Olle Hellbom, which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 December 1981. It is based on the 1955 film ''Luffaren och Rasmus'' by Astrid Lindgren, the book ''Rasmus and the Vagabond, Rasmus ...
''
Writer
* 1951 - ''
Kvinnan bakom allt
''Four Times Love'' ( sv, Kvinnan bakom allt n Sweden sv, Fyra gånger kärlek n Finland fi, Neljä rakkautta; da, Alt dette og Island med; no, Alt dette – og Island også) is a 1951 co-Nordic film directed by Hampe Faustman and Johan J ...
''
* 1951 - ''Hon dansade en sommar''
* 1955 - ''
Voyage in the Night
''Voyage in the Night'' (Swedish: ''Resa i natten'') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring George Fant, Eva Dahlbeck and Ulla Sallert. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets we ...
''
* 1980 - ''
To Be a Millionaire''
* 1981 - ''Tuppen''
Producer
* 1981 - ''Tuppen''
* 1976 - ''
Mina drömmars stad''
* 1975 - ''En kille och en tjej''
* 1972 - ''Mannen som slutade röka''
References
External links
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1925 births
1982 deaths
People from Mörkö
Deaths from cancer in Sweden
Deaths from stomach cancer
Swedish film directors
Best Director Guldbagge Award winners
Producers who won the Best Film Guldbagge Award