Åke Falck Explained

Åke Falck
Birth Date:3 April 1925
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Death Place:Danderyd, Sweden
Occupation:Film director
Yearsactive:1958-1972

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1950Girl with Hyacinths Man at Körner's Art Studio Uncredited
1952The Firebird Spinky
1960The Die Is Cast Jerk Domare
1964Swedish Wedding Night Director
1966The Princess Director
1968Farbror Blås nya båt
1968Vindingevals Director

Notes and References

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