''Symphony of a City'' ( sv, Människor i stad) is a 1947 Swedish documentary short film about

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, directed by

Arne Sucksdorff Arne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries. His works ...

. It won an

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).

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* 1947 films 1947 documentary films 1947 short films Black-and-white documentary films Swedish black-and-white films Documentary films about cities Films directed by Arne Sucksdorff Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners 1940s short documentary films 1940s Swedish-language films Swedish short documentary films Films set in Stockholm Culture in Stockholm 1940s Swedish films {{short-documentary-film-stub