Tage Danielsson

He teamed up with his fellow comedian Hans Alfredson to form a joint production company Svenska Ord, in the early 1960s. They soon formed their own company – SVENSKA ORD (Swedish Words). In the early years of their collaboration they frequently co-wrote shows for radio and television before turning to feature films with much success.

Tage Danielsson was also a well-known and admired author who has written a number of books. He was an active participant in the ecology debate, Amnesty International and the Peace Movement. His last film, RONIA, THE ROBBER’S DAUGHTER, broke all broken all box office records for Swedish film in 1984 and was seen by every tenth Swede during the first five weeks.

Filmography
1965 TO GO ASHORE (Att angöra en brygga)
1971 THE APPLE WAR (Äppelkriget)
1972 THE MAN WHO GAVE UP SMOKING (Mannen som slutade röka)
1975 LET THE PRISONERS LOOSE FOR IT’S SPRING! (Släpp fångarne loss det är vår!)
1978 THE ADVENTURES OF PICASSO (Picassos äventyr)
1984 RONJA, THE ROBBER’S DAUGHTER (Ronja rövardotter)

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