Gösta Ekman
Birthday: 1890-12-27
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Biography: Frans Gösta Viktor Ekman (28 December 1890 – 12 January 1938) was a Swedish actor. Generally spoken of as Swedish theatre's most legendary stage actor, Gösta Ekman enjoyed a prolific stage career during his short life, becoming the first real star of Swedish theatre. His boyish good looks attracted both sexes, helping to create a massive cult following and elevating him to the status of a living legend. Combined with a beautiful voice and a powerful stage presence, Ekman was able to captivate his audiences.
Movies
Faust
God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and praye...
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Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time, she...
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Carl XII:s kurir
Adjutant general Axel Roos is selected by King Charles XII to deliver a message to the court from th...
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Minns ni?
A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 ...
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Gösta Ekman - En levande legend
Documentary about the Swedish actor Gösta Ekman (1890-1938) with interviews with friends and colleag...
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Swedenhielms
The Swedenhielms is an old aristocratic family. The head of the family is professor Rolf Swedenhielm...
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Kungen kommer
A travelling theater-company performs Offenbach's "The Beautiful Helene" when an officer in the audi...
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Intermezzo
An intense love affair develops between a married concert violinist (Gösta Ekman) and his daughter's...
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The Golden Clown
Joe, a circus clown, has a chance meeting with a famous French fashion designer, who – enthralled by...
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The Gardener
A gardener's son has fallen in love with the daughter of one of the workers at the nursery, and the ...
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Gustaf Wasa, Part One
The story takes its beginning in 1518 , the Danish King Christian II has taken Sweden. Sten Sture th...
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Gustaf Wasa, Part Two
King Christian II rides busy street by Sweden which he now put under him, while he remembers what he...
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The Gyurkovics Boys
Mr. and Mrs. Gyurkovics have a dozen children the oldest of which, the twins Géza and Bandi, just pr...
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A Perfect Gentleman
Social comedy-drama. Aristocrat's boredom in marriage of convenience and sacrif ice of self on behal...
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Do You Remember?
Compilation film with scenes from different Swedish silent films, many of the films have since been ...
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Stjärnbilder
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and con...
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Kanske en diktare
Filip works as a coat janitor at a restaurant; he is a dreamer who has failed in life and sees peopl...
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The Unknown Woman
A rich young man falls for a beautiful girl and meets with trouble. An adaptation of Hugo von Hofman...
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The Last Night
The fate of a French aristocrat is revealed in this historical costume drama, who, in 1792, finds he...
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København, Kalundborg og -?
Ludvig Brandstrup is a radio announcer and performs with great experience in front of the microphone...
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Witches' Night
The teacher Arne Markell, who is also a well-known poet, leaves his class of students. He will marry...
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Johan Ulfstjerna
It's the last night of 1899. In Helsingfors they celebrate the new millennium. The students at the u...
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Två man om en änka
Ludwig Karlsson works for the cavalry captain Paul Rosencrona at the horse guard in Stockholm....
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Än en gång Gösta Ekman
Hellert, a middle-aged man, lawyer and well-established, make the acquaintance of kindergarten teach...
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Stockholmsfrestelser
The young sawmill owner Anders Person has won the lottery and goes on pleasure trip to Stockholm wit...
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Make the World a Paradise For Me
About a young ambitious mans dreams of the art of theatre and the magic path to conquer a life as an...
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The Sisters
In front of the salvation Army headquarters. An old man who is being teased by a flock of children, ...
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Puss in Boots
Young Jörgen Steenfeld is the heir of it over the chimney-indebted estate Steensgaard and unable to ...
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Familjens traditioner
"Family Traditions" - The young Baron Robert falls in love with his distant relative Helga....
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Thora van Deken
A divorced woman takes matters into her own hands and destroys her late ex-husband's will, to ensure...
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Charles XII
The film depicts the life of Charles XII of Sweden who oversaw the expansion of the Swedish Empire u...
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For Her Sake
The young married couple Sigvard and Isabella Löfgren are constantly being sought by different compa...
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His English Wife
London socialite Cathleen Paget's adventures in love and misfortune a year after the death of her hu...
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Love's Crucible
At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she ...
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The Young Nobleman
A young Countess meets a young Count and they share a common interest in fast cars....
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A Fortune Hunter
Historical drama which features Gösta Ekman as the dashing rogue who steals the heart of the etherea...
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A Scarlet Angel
The criminal couple Louise Kent and Charles Zukor stages a coup in the luxury restaurant Oriental. I...
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Scattered Pages
Vera Nilsson is friendly with the poor neighbor boy Håkan, this is not seen kindly by Vera's father ...
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