Hampe Faustman

Hampe Faustman

Birthday: 1919-07-03

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Biography: Born as Erik Stellan Chatham. His parents was the artists Gösta Chatham and Mollie Faustman. Hampe Faustman was a Swedish director, writer and actor. He appeared in 23 feature films and directed 20 films between during the 1940s and 50s. Faustman is best known for his socially engaged films. Producer Lorens Marmstedt contracted Faustman to Terrafilm which gave him artistic freedom. He died of pneumonia at 42.

Movies

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment

A Swedish version of Crime and Punishment. Raskolnikov, a poor student, is planning to assassinate a...

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Lars Hård
Lars Hård

Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison....

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Vagabond Blacksmiths
Vagabond Blacksmiths

Midsummer Eve in Malmfors in the 1880s. The holiday is celebrated with a big party. Three blacksmith...

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Vi behöver varann
Vi behöver varann

A female reporter invents a story about a man who threatens to take his life to protest the injustic...

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Hon kom som en vind
Hon kom som en vind

"She Came Like a Wind" - Fabian Rosander works at a factory and is close to 50 years old. When a new...

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Vi mötte stormen
Vi mötte stormen

News reel film sequences from September 1938 until the end of 1942, integrated with the fictive Swed...

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När ängarna blommar
När ängarna blommar

The farm workers at Näs Farm, lead by Hellman, go on strike, demanding that their employer recognize...

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A Matter of Morals
A Matter of Morals

Alan Kennebeck is unable to accept a brief, realistic romance for what it is. Eventually it leads to...

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Mitt folk är icke ditt
Mitt folk är icke ditt

The Nazis seize power and occupies a country. A celebrated pianist returns home from abroad during t...

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Imprisoned Women
Imprisoned Women

A priest decides to engage himself socially in prison. In the cells he meets a number of women with ...

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Web of Desire
Web of Desire

Lars Ekborg and Sven Eric Gamble portray bumbling criminals who get involved in a safe-cracking heis...

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Harald Handfaste
Harald Handfaste

Harald Handfaste is a 15th century Swedish Robin Hood, who fights against foreign oppression. He bec...

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While the Door Was Locked
While the Door Was Locked

The film follows a number of people in an apartment building during a night full of dramatic events ...

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En kvinna ombord
En kvinna ombord

In the beginning of WW II a Swedish ship in a northern French port is exposed to German air raids. T...

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There's a Fire Burning
There's a Fire Burning

An allegory of Germany's WWII occupation of Norway. Members of a theater ensemble join the resistanc...

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Katrina
Katrina

Proud Katrina falls in love with Johan, who's a sailor, and follows him home to the island of Åland....

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Älskling, jag ger mig
Älskling, jag ger mig

Marianne is not very interested in love, but still has company with Bertil. It's only when he decide...

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His Excellency
His Excellency

Celebrated elderly Austrian poet opposes nazism, while his daughter admires and falls in love with l...

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They Staked Their Lives
They Staked Their Lives

"With life at stake"- Max is illegal arms dealers and lives with Wanda, a spy for the dictatorship i...

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Ride Tonight!
Ride Tonight!

In the south of Sweden, some farmers get into trouble when the German Count is forcing them to perfo...

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The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall

In an unnamed country under occupation, a senior officer is killed in an attack by a member of the r...

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Kärlek på turné
Kärlek på turné

"Love on Tour" - A traveling theatre company has arrived at an outdoor stage. They are ready for the...

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En vår i vapen
En vår i vapen

During the spring of 1940 two young men gets drafted and deployed close to the Norwegian border, whe...

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