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Arne Mattsson(1919-1995)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Arne Mattsson
Arne Mattsson was born on 2 December 1919 in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden. He was a director and writer, known for One Summer of Happiness (1951), För min heta ungdoms skull (1952) and Hemsöborna (1955). He was married to Elsa Prawitz. He died on 28 June 1995 in Sweden.
BornDecember 2, 1919
DiedJune 28, 1995(75)
BornDecember 2, 1919
DiedJune 28, 1995(75)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 6 nominations total

Known for

Ulla Jacobsson, Folke Sundquist, and Gösta Åberg in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
One Summer of Happiness
6.8
  • Director
  • 1951
För min heta ungdoms skull (1952)
För min heta ungdoms skull
5.5
  • Director
  • 1952
Hemsöborna (1955)
Hemsöborna
6.1
  • Director
  • 1955
Kärlekens bröd (1953)
Kärlekens bröd
5.9
  • Director
  • 1953

Credits

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Director

  • Destroying Angel (1990)
    Destroying Angel
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1990
  • The Hired Gun (1989)
    The Hired Gun
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1989
  • The Mad Bunch (1989)
    The Mad Bunch
    3.2
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Mask of Murder (1988)
    Mask of Murder
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Franco Nero and Clare Powney in The Girl (1987)
    The Girl
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Somewhere, Sometime (1983)
    Somewhere, Sometime
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Boy in the Fog
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Helmut Griem in Black Sun (1978)
    Black Sun
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Ulf Brunnberg, Isabella Kaliff, and Peder Kinberg in Dirty Fingers (1973)
    Dirty Fingers
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Barbro Klingered in Love Like That (1972)
    Love Like That
    5.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Marie Liljedahl and Gio Petré in Ann and Eve (1970)
    Ann and Eve
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Bamse (1968)
    Bamse
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Den onda cirkeln (1967)
    Den onda cirkeln
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Mördaren - En helt vanlig person (1967)
    Mördaren - En helt vanlig person
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Yngsjömordet (1966)
    Yngsjömordet
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1966

Writer

  • The Hired Gun (1989)
    The Hired Gun
    4.6
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Helmut Griem in Black Sun (1978)
    Black Sun
    5.2
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Barbro Klingered in Love Like That (1972)
    Love Like That
    5.3
    Short
    • writer
    • 1972
  • Bamse (1968)
    Bamse
    5.6
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Mördaren - En helt vanlig person (1967)
    Mördaren - En helt vanlig person
    5.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Nightmare (1965)
    Nightmare
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Eva Dahlbeck, Anders Henrikson, and Heinz Hopf in Morianna (1965)
    Morianna
    5.2
    • screenplay (as Arne Matsson)
    • 1965
  • Blåjackor (1964)
    Blåjackor
    4.0
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Ulla Jacobsson, Folke Sundquist, and Gösta Åberg in One Summer of Happiness (1951)
    One Summer of Happiness
    6.8
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Kyssen på kryssen (1950)
    Kyssen på kryssen
    4.4
    • scenario
    • 1950
  • Farlig vår (1949)
    Farlig vår
    5.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Railroad Workers (1947)
    Railroad Workers
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Det kom en gäst... (1947)
    Det kom en gäst...
    5.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott (1944)
    Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • I brist på bevis (1943)
    I brist på bevis
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1943

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Skogen är vår arvedel (1944)
    Skogen är vår arvedel
    4.2
    • assistant director
    • 1944
  • Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott (1944)
    Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1944
  • Brödernas kvinna (1943)
    Brödernas kvinna
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Marianne Aminoff in Ta hand om Ulla (1942)
    Ta hand om Ulla
    5.0
    • assistant director
    • 1942
  • Viveca Lindfors in Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen (1941)
    Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1941
  • Anna-Lisa Baude and Einar Beyron in I paradis... (1941)
    I paradis...
    • assistant director
    • 1941
  • Gudrun Brost, Hilding Gavle, Olof Sandborg, Arnold Sjöstrand, and Carl Ström in Det sägs på stan (1941)
    Det sägs på stan
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1941
  • Så tuktas en äkta man (1941)
    Så tuktas en äkta man
    4.8
    • assistant director
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Arne Matsson
  • Born
    • December 2, 1919
    • Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
  • Died
    • June 28, 1995
    • Sweden(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Elsa Prawitz1956 - 1965 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Often used his hometown Uppsala in his movies, including Farlig vår (1949) or Kastrullresan (1950).

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