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Arne Sucksdorff

Directing

  • Born
  • February 3, 1917
  • Died
  • May 4, 2001
  • Place of birth
  • Stockholm, Sweden

Biography

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 include Pojken i trädet (The Boy in the Tree) and the Academy Award-winning Människor i Stad (Symphony of a City).

As actor 9

On the crew 26