Volodja Semitjov (1912–1985) was a Russian-born

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and

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who settled and worked in Sweden. Cowie & Elley p.504 The son of the writer Vladimir Semitjov, the family emigrated to Sweden in 1923. His younger brother was

Eugen Semitjov Eugen Semitjov (22 May 1923 - 12 June 1987) was a Swedish journalist, writer and artist of Russian descent, born in Sweden. Background Semitjov started drawing in 1942 during his military service in Sweden. He was an expert on spacecraft, espec ...

Selected filmography

* ''

When Love Came to the Village ''When Love Came to the Village'' (Swedish: ''När kärleken kom till byn'') is a 1950 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Sven Lindberg, Ruth Kasdan and Edvin Adolphson. It was made at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in St ...

'' (1950) * ''

One Summer of Happiness ''One Summer of Happiness'' ( sv, Hon dansade en sommar - She danced for a summer) is a 1951 Swedish film by director Arne Mattsson, based on the 1949 novel ''Sommardansen'' (''The Summer Dance'') by Per Olof Ekström. It was the first Swedish ...

'' (1951) * ''

Four Times Love ''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 Jac ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Clang of the Pick ''The Clang of the Pick'' (Swedish: ''Hård klang'') is a 1952 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Victor Sjöström, Edvin Adolphson and Margit Carlqvist.Sundholm p.294 It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios of Nordisk Tone ...

'' (1952) * ''

Bread of Love ''Bread of Love'' ( sv, Kärlekens bröd) is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Folke Sundquist as Prisoner * Georg Rydeberg as Ledin * Nils Hallberg as Tom * Lennart L ...

'' (1953) * '' Young Summer'' (1954) * ''

The Girl in the Rain ''The Girl in the Rain'' is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Anne Cornwall, Lloyd Bacon and Jessalyn Van Trump.Wlaschin p.95 Cast * Anne Cornwall Anne Cornwall (January 17, 1897 – March 2 ...

'' (1955) * ''

Seventeen Years Old ''Seventeen Years Old'' (Swedish: ''Sjutton år'') is a 1957 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Ingeborg Nyberg, Randi Kolstad and Isa Quensel.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. T ...

'' (1957) * ''

A Lion in Town ''A Lion in Town'' (Swedish: ''Lejon på stan'') is a 1959 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Folke and starring Nils Poppe, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz and Herman Ahlsell.Qvist & Von Bagh p.126 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The ...

'' (1959) * '' Every Day Isn't Sunday'' (1959) * '' The Invisible Terror'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1964) * '' The Girl from the Islands'' (1964) * ''

Här kommer bärsärkarna ''Här kommer bärsärkarna'' is a 1965 Swedish adventure film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt. Cast * Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt as Glum * Dirch Passer as Garm * Åke Söderblom as Hjorvard * Nils Hallberg as Cassius * ...

'' (1965) * ''

Mask of Murder ''Mask of Murder'' is a 1985 Swedish-American film directed by Arne Mattsson, about a serial killer in a small Canadian town. Plot In a Canadian town, women are being killed by a serial murderer. Cast *Rod Taylor as Supt. Bob McLaine *Valerie ...

'' (1985)

References

Bibliography

* Cowie, Peter & Elley, Derek. ''World Filmography: 1967''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1977. * Kwiatkowski, Aleksander. '' Swedish Film Classics: A Pictorial Survey of 25 Films from 1913 to 1957''. Courier Dover Publications, 1983.

External links

* 1912 births 1985 deaths Russian emigrants to Sweden Swedish screenwriters {{Sweden-film-bio-stub