Gösta Ekman

Gösta Ekman
Date of Birth: 28 Jul 1939
Country: Sweden
Total Credits at Criticker: 41 (Actor), 2 (Director), 4 (Writer)
Biography submitted by MacSwell and picture by jagarnyfiken
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Kalabaliken i Bender
The famous Swedish Karoliner army has suffered its biggest defeat ever at Poltava in 1709. The Swedish king Karl XII is waiting in the small village of Bender for the Turkish sulton to help him defeat his arch enemy, the czar of Russia, Peter the Great... (imdb)
Picassos äventyr
Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is discovered by a rich American millionaire and starts to earn money. But he wastes his talent by painting plates. He meets the famous people of the 1920s; Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Appolinaire, Hitler and Churchill. (imdb)
Att angöra en brygga
A group of party goers have trouble getting their boat ashore on a small island. The inhabitants of the island try to help, often with the help of an old sailor, and the results are absurd and hilarious. (imdb)
Dunderklumpen!
On an evening in northern Sweden, during one night when the sun only partially sets, the animated character Dunderklumpen comes from the woods to seek some friends to keep him company. In one man's house, he finds toys belonging to a girl named Camilla and a boy named Jens, and brings them to life, whisking them away to the woods where he lives. (imdb)
The Inside Man
"The Inside Man" is based on a real-life incident during the days of the Cold War when a Soviet submarine was spotted in Swedish waters. (imdb)
Appelkriget
A German business man, Volkswagner, comes to Österlen in the south of Sweden to build Deutschneyland, a gigantic amusement park for German tourists. The local councillors and the member of parliament are all in favour of the idea, although it will turn vast areas into parking lots for cars. The Lindberg family does not like the idea and with the help of a little magic, they start scheming against it. (imdb)
Duet for Cannibals
The directorial debut of famed American writer, philosopher, and political activist Susan Sontag is an intriguing tale of two couples involved in academia and politics. Artur is a professor living in exile in Sweden with his enigmatic wife Francesca. He hires young Tomas to help prepare a compendium of his works, but Tomas soon suspects that there is an erotic side to his new assignment. (worldscinema.com)
Mannen som slutade röka
Young Dante Alighieri inherits 17 million of his father the sausage maker on one condition - he has to give up smoking in 14 days. But the days go on and he simply can't quit. He hires a detective agency to physically stop him. He has an uncle, who inherits the money if Dante fails, and the uncle tries to keep him smoking. (imdb)
Release the Prisoners to Spring
Small and short Frida lives with her long, tall friend in a house in the countryside. Frida rejects the idea that people who has commited crimes should be locked up. One day their own house is burgled by Harald. He is sentenced to prison. Acting in accordance with her philosophy, Frida decides to use all means possible to make it possible for Harald to escape. (imdb)
Ägget är löst!
Swedish director Hans Alfredson adapted his own novel Pojken i Vattnet into Ägget är löst!, this musical tragicomedy starring Max von Sydow as The Father, the patriarch of a seemingly nameless family. A factory owner whose workers transform eggs into specialized tools for scratching certain unreachable human itches, The Father rules both his business and his family with an iron fist. So when The Son rebels against him, it comes as no surprise that The Father doesn't take it very well.
Mannen som blev miljonär
A police detective at SÄPO witness a terrorist attack where a foreign diplomat is killed by a bomb blast. Shortly thereafter the Prime Minister's daughter is abducted. The kidnappers demand that the man arrested for the attack on the diplomat is to be set free. (imdb)
The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca
Vanheden and Dynamit-Harry, together with Harry's fiancée Doris, are in Mallorca while Sickan is still in Stockholm.
Swedish Portraits
An unemployed man looks down from his window at a female street musician singing in front of a symphony orchestra in his courtyard. He immediately falls in love with the songstress, and runs after her along the streets of Stockholm. They pass a lonesome woman, who at once falls in love with the unemployed man, and starts chasing him. (imdb)
Bergman: A Year in a Life
A documentary about the film director Ingmar Bergman, focusing on the year 1957, when he released both Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal.
Jönssonligan får guldfeber
Jönssonligan får guldfeber (The Johnsson Gang gets Gold Fever - International: English title ) is a Swedish film about the gang Jönssonligan made in 1984. (imdb)
Vargens tid
The young nobleman Inge is riding through Sweden looking for his twin brother, Arild. He meets a group of gypsies who welcome him. They met Arild earlier and believe that Inge is him. Inge falls in love with the mysterious girl Isis.
Konstgjorda pompe
A variety show by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, recorded at Gröna Lund in Stockholm in the summer of 1963.
Jag älskar, du älskar
Helena and Sten have been together for some time, but is now starting to drift apart. Helena is expecting a baby. This sets off a chain reaction in their lives and in their circle of friends.
Jönssonligan & DynamitHarry
The Jönsson gang try to rob a night club, but Vanheden has made the mistake to invite his constantly drunk cousin, Dynamite-Harry. Harry ruins the heist, and Sickan is arrested.
Jönssonligan dyker upp igen
Criminal trio strike at furniture store, discover a secret network for shipping computers to the Soviet Union. (imdb)
Varning för Jönssonligan
The movie begins with the Jönsson gang making a minor burglary. It goes wrong and the gang leader, Sickan, gets caught. After he has spent 10 months in jail, Vanheden and Rocky come to welcome him when he's released. But he doesn't take notice of them, and he's picked up by the mysterious banker Wall-Enberg Jr. instead. He wants Sickan to perform a burglary in Switzerland, in order to retrieve the famous Bedford Diamonds. (imdb)
Det blir aldrig som man tänkt sig
A story of three sisters and parenthood. (imdb)
Mannen på balkongen
has trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin Beck believes that the robber may be an important witness. (imdb)
Stockholm Marathon
The gardener decides to avenge the death of his mentally disturbed wife by killing the men he considers responsible. One of them is a pop star that takes part in great marathon race in Stockholm. While the killer methodically prepares and patiently waits his victim, Inspector Beck and his men must determine the exact location of the shooting on 42 kilometers of path before it's too late. (imdb)
Morrhår & ärtor
Life isn't easy for the indecisive 40 year old Claes-Henrik. Should he choose his mom or his girlfriend? (imdb)
Polis polis potatismos
A famous industrialist is murdered at a restaurant in Malmö. Police inspector Martin Beck in Stockholm gets the case. The suspects lead to people involved in illegal arms deals. But who was the biggest criminal, the murderer or the industrialist? (imdb)
En på miljonen
Torsten Södergren lives in a normal house with his normal family in a completely normal city. Every morning he greets his normal neighbors before getting into his normal car and drives the usual way to his ordinary work at an ordinary bank. But one day he is fired from his work after twenty years of loyal service. Now he is prepared to do anything to get it back... (imdb)
Polismördaren
Polismördaren (1994) - Direct-to-Video
A woman is found murdered in a closed amusement park. A young couple who happen to be there at the same time become, without their knowledge, suspects for the murder. They are chased by a large number of police but only criminal inspector Martin Beck believe they are innocent. (imdb)
Roseanna
Roseanna (1993) - Direct-to-Video
A young American girl is found dead in Göta kanal, Sweden's largest canal. Since there are hardly any clues or evidence at all it seems as if the murder can't be solved. Martin Beck and his men are assigned to the case. Soon they find a likely suspect and together with a police woman they begin a cat and mouse game to catch him. (imdb)
Brandbilen som försvann
A routine mission ends up in a flaming inferno when a house suddenly explodes. It looks like a spectacular suicide attempt but the technical investigation reveals unexpected evidence. Investigator Martin Beck and his men are soon on the tracks of a narcotic syndicate. (imdb)
En vandring i solen
Tore Andersson is a depressed 43 year old sport journalist living in Stockholm. His girlfriend has left him so he decides to take a vacation in Cyprus. (imdb)
Just Once More
16-year-old Marie has been released from a juvenile detention school. She is sent to Skåne to get as far as possible from Stockholm, where she previously lived. She is unhappy, runs away and hitchhike back to Stockholm. (imdb)
I huvet på en gammal gubbe
An old man at a retirement home remembers his childhood. Made in a blend of feature and animation film. (imdb)
Som natt och dag
Television hostess Susanne has an affair with Rikard, who is a doctor at a hospital. But after meeting the man who Rikard works for, Professor Erland Roos, she leaves Rikard and eventually marries the professor. Susanne's sister comes to Stockholm, desperately in need of money. Perhaps Susanne, now married to a rich professor, can help her? (imdb)
SOPOR
Royal family held hostage by children. (imdb)
Yngsjömordet
Sweden 1889. The young Per Nilsson has a very dominant mother, Anna Månsdotter. His father died many years ago. Per and his mother have for a long time had an incestuous relationship. But Per marries Hanna for the sake of her money. Per's mother is mean and evil towards her, and Per refuses to have sex with her. She starts to suspect that something is going on between her husband and stepmother. (imdb)
Dödspolare
A man wakes up in his apartment after a wild party. His best buddy comes by. They find a woman on the couch showing no signs of life. (imdb)
A Summer of Love
The middle-aged married scientist David falls in love head over heels with the teenage girl Eva. (imdb)
Från och med herr Gunnar Papphammar
A collection of comedy skits that depicts the misadventures of the timid and clumsy Gunnar Papphammar. (imdb)
Från och med herr Gunnar Papphammar
A collection of comedy skits that depicts the misadventures of the timid and clumsy Gunnar Papphammar. Based on the TV series from 1980. (imdb)
Gräsänklingarna
Gary misses the bus. He doesn't have a car. (imdb)