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Jan Troell

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateJul 23, 1931 (95 years old)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthLimhamn, Malmö, Sweden
Career Span1958 – Present (69 yrs)
Known Credits56 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.7

Jan Troell

Also known as:얀 트로엘
Total Works

56

54 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish film director. Typically Troell writes his own scripts, and serves as his own director of photography. He is known for his realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is generally present. Jan Troell is cited as one of the greatest modern Swedish film directors, along with Ingmar Bergman, and Bo Widerberg. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Troell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Emigrants
7.4
The Emigrants
1971•movie
Role: Director
The New Land
7.5
The New Land
1972•movie
Role: Director
Everlasting Moments
7.2
Role: Director
Bergman: A Year in a Life
7.4
as Self

Photos & Headshots2

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 56 titles featuring Jan Troell

The Emigrants
7.4
The Emigrants
1971•movie

Role: Director

The New Land
7.5
The New Land
1972•movie

Role: Director

Everlasting Moments
7.2

Role: Director

Bergman: A Year in a Life
7.4

as Self

Zandy's Bride
6.4
Zandy's Bride
1974•movie

Role: Director

Here Is Your Life
7.1
Here Is Your Life
1966•movie

Role: Director

The Flight of the Eagle
7.0

Role: Director

Who Saw Him Die?
7.1
Who Saw Him Die?
1968•movie

Role: Director

Hamsun
6.8
Hamsun
1996•movie

Role: Director

The Baby Carriage
6.8
The Baby Carriage
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Visions of Europe
5.1
Visions of Europe
2004•movie

Role: Director

Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
6.3

Role: Director

Hurricane
4.7
Hurricane
1979•movie

Role: Director

The Last Sentence
6.1
The Last Sentence
2012•movie

Role: Director

As White as in Snow
5.4

Role: Director

Bang!
6.2
Bang!
1977•movie

Role: Director

Light Keeps Me Company
7.9

as Self

The Boy and the Kite
6.5

Role: Director of Photography

Land of Dreams
7.1
Land of Dreams
1988•movie

as Self

Interlude in the Marshland
7.2

Role: Writer

Their Frozen Dream
6.2
Their Frozen Dream
1997•movie

Role: Director

Room 1112
6.9
Room 1112
2012•movie
4 x 4
7.3
4 x 4
1965•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Life at Any Cost
6.7
Life at Any Cost
1998•movie

as Himself

Dansen
5.7
Dansen
1994•movie

Role: Director

Being Bo Widerberg
8.0
Being Bo Widerberg
2025•movie

as Self

The Guldbagge Awards
5.5
1 eps

as Self - Creative Achievement winner

Johanna! Yohanna!
8.0
Johanna! Yohanna!
2003•movie

Role: Cinematography

City
6.5
City
1958•movie

Role: Writer

Ett par dagar i november med Jan Troell
6.0

as Self

Året var 1966
Året var 1966
2016•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Presence
10.0
Presence
2003•movie

Role: Director

Portrait of Åsa
8.0
Portrait of Åsa
1965•movie

Role: Writer

Summer Day
6.0
Summer Day
1961•movie

Role: Director

Reflection 2001
6.0
Reflection 2001
2002•movie

Role: Director

Tune
5.0
Tune
2007•movie

Role: Director

The Emigrants
8.0
The Emigrants
1974•series

Role: Director

Dance Around the Guldbaggen

as Self

To Paint With Pictures

as Self

Coming to America: Jan Troell on 'The Emigrants' and 'The New Land'

as Self

Året var 1964
2014•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Båten
Båten
1962•movie

Role: Director

Dreams and Visions By the Sea

Role: Director

Nyårsafton på skånska slätten

Role: Director

Trakom
Trakom
1964•movie

Role: Director

Vår i dalby hage
Vår i dalby hage
1965•movie

Role: Director

Det hender ikke meg

Role: Director

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken: Frieriet

Role: Director

Bo Widerberg regisserar

Role: Camera Operator

Nålsögat: En film om möjligheter

Role: Director

Det gula märket
Det gula märket
2004•movie

Role: Director

Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
2011•movie

Role: Director

Love 60+
Love 60+
2005•movie

Role: Director

Snigeln
Snigeln
2006•movie

Role: Director

Vem var du Axel Ebbe?

Role: Director

Vid diktens port
Vid diktens port
2016•movie

Role: Director