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Olle Hellbom

Nils Olof "Olle" Hellbom was a Swedish film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren. His 1960 film Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. In 1978 at the 14th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Director for his film The Brothers Lionheart.

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Olle Hellbom
Born
Nils Olof Hellbom

(1925-10-08)8 October 1925
Mörkö, Sweden
Died5 June 1982(1982-06-05) (aged 56)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationsDirector, film producer, screenwriter
SpouseBirgit Hellbom
(m. 1956⁠–⁠1973)
ChildrenJan, Tove

Nils Olof "Olle" Hellbom (8 October 1925 – 5 June 1982) was a Swedish film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren.1 His 1960 film Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.2 In 1978 at the 14th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Director for his film The Brothers Lionheart.3

He died of stomach cancer.

Filmography

Director

Writer

Producer

  • 1981 - Tuppen
  • 1976 - Mina drömmars stad
  • 1975 - En kille och en tjej
  • 1972 - Mannen som slutade röka
References

References

  1. "Olle Hellbom". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  2. "2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  3. "Bröderna Lejonhjärta (1977)". Swedish Film Institute. 8 March 2014.
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