Åke Falck
Born(1925-04-03)3 April 1925
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died12 October 1974(1974-10-12) (aged 49)
Danderyd, Sweden
OccupationFilm director
Years active1958-1972

Åke Falck (3 April 1925 12 October 1974) was a Swedish film director. He directed 13 films between 1958 and 1972. His 1966 film The Princess was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]

He married in 1949 the singer Brita Nordström (1925–2005) with whom he had a son Peter Emanuel Falck in 1952. In 1960 he remarried to the TV producer Karin Sohlman and had a daughter Carolina Falck in 1961.[2]

Åke Falck was buried on 12 November 1974 at Djursholm's cemetery in the municipality of Danderyd. Åke Falcks Gata in the Torp district of Gothenburg was named after him in 2011.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1950Girl with HyacinthsMan at Körner's Art StudioUncredited
1952The FirebirdSpinky
1960The Die Is CastJerk Domare
1964Swedish Wedding NightDirector
1966The PrincessDirector
1968Farbror Blås nya båt
1968VindingevalsDirector

References

  1. "5th Moscow International Film Festival (1967)". MIFF. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  2. Dagens Nyheter, 2 oktober 1949 sid. 19
  3. Sveriges Släktforskarförbund/Sveriges kyrkogårdsförvaltningar, Begravda i Sverige 2.


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