Summary Gustaf Edgren (1895-1954) made his debut as a autodidact film director in 1922 with a Värmland folk play based on his own script, which was produced on his own company. From that moment on, the road was straight as nails. Edgren made 32 more feature films over the next 30 years. The first six films were made for the company Värmlandsfilm. In 1927 he joined Swedish Film Industry SF and became the company's most profitable director for two decades. He was nicknamed Värmlands-Griffith. View more details
Directed : Johan Forsblad Ulf Nordström
Written : Johan Forsblad Ulf Nordström
Stars : Gustaf Edgren Åke Dahlqvist Brita Appelgren Bengt Edgren
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Sep 13, 1988
Countries of origin : Sweden
Official sites : Svensk Filmdatabas
Language : Swedish
Production companies : SVT Karlstad
Summary Gustaf Edgren (1895-1954) made his debut as a autodidact film director in 1922 with a Värmland folk play based on his own script, which was produced on his own company. From that moment on, the road was straight as nails. Edgren made 32 more feature films over the next 30 years. The first six films were made for the company Värmlandsfilm. In 1927 he joined Swedish Film Industry SF and became the company's most profitable director for two decades. He was nicknamed Värmlands-Griffith. View more details
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Sep 13, 1988
Countries of origin : Sweden
Official sites : Svensk Filmdatabas
Language : Swedish
Production companies : SVT Karlstad