Kjell Birger Grede (12 August 1936 – 15 December 2017) was a Swedish

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

.Den svenske regissøren Kjell Grede er død
He directed nine films between 1967 and 2003. He was married to actress

Bibi Andersson Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Early life and career Anders ...

from 1960 to 1973. His 1967 film ''

Hugo and Josephine ''Hugo and Josephine'' ( sv, Hugo och Josefin) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 16 December 1967, written and directed by Kjell Grede. The film is loosely based on three novels by Maria Gripe, and it stars Fredrik Beck ...

'' won the

Guldbagge Award for Best Film The Guldbagge for Best Film is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: "Guldbaggen") to the best Swedish motion picture of the year. Winners and nominees Each Guldba ...

and Grede won the award for

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at the

5th Guldbagge Awards The 5th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish 1967 and 1968, and took place on 21 October 1968. '' Hugo and Josephine'' directed by Kjell Grede was presented with the award for Best Film. A ...

. His film ''

Harry Munter ''Harry Munter'' is a 1969 Swedish drama film directed by Kjell Grede. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. At the 7th Guldbagge Awards Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt won the award for Best Actor. Cast * Georg Adelly - Manne * Märta A ...

'' was entered into the

1970 Cannes Film Festival The 23rd Cannes Film Festival ran from 3 to 18 May 1970. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan (their flags were missing on the Croisette). He was tired of the "Slavi ...

. His 1987 film '' Hip Hip Hurrah!'' won him the award for

at the 23rd Guldbagge Awards. In 1991 his film ''

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg ''Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg'' ( sv, God afton, Herr Wallenberg – En Passionshistoria från verkligheten) is a 1990 film about Swedish World War II diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who was instrumental in saving the lives of thousands of Hungarian J ...

'' was entered into the

41st Berlin International Film Festival The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. The festival opened with ''Uranus'' by Claude Berri. The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film '' La casa del sorriso'' directed by Marco Ferreri. The ret ...

and won four awards at the 26th Guldbagge Awards, including

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and Best Direction.

Filmography

* '' Hugo och Josefin'' (1967) * ''

'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1972) * '' En enkel melodi'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1979) * '' Stängda dörrar'' (1981) * '' Hip Hip Hurra!'' (1987) * '' God afton, Herr Wallenberg'' (1990) * ''

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'' (2003)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grede, Kjell 1936 births 2017 deaths Swedish film directors Swedish screenwriters Swedish male screenwriters Writers from Stockholm Best Director Guldbagge Award winners Best Screenplay Guldbagge Award winners Deaths from emphysema