Arne Sucksdorff

Career overview

Subject: Arne Sucksdorff (Directing).
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Name: Arne Edvard Sucksdorff.
Lifespan: 3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001.
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden.
Deathplace: Stockholm, Sweden.
Nationality: Swedish.
Profession: Film director, documentary filmmaker, writer, nature photographer.
Style/Reputation: Considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers; celebrated for visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries; internationally acclaimed sensitivity in photographing nature; important in the post-World War II revival of Swedish cinema.
Known Credits: 31 (TMDB).
Works mentioned:
Pojken i trädet (The Boy in the Tree)
Människor i Stad (Academy Award-winning)
The Great Adventure (1953)
Mitt hem är Copacabana (1965)
The Flute and the Arrow (1957)
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Arne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director and writer. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, he is considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries. His work was important in the post-World War II revival of Swedish cinema due to his internationally acclaimed sensitivity in photographing nature.
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Sucksdorff's filmography includes several notable works. His productions include Pojken i trädet, also known as The Boy in the Tree, and the Academy Award-winning Människor i Stad. Other credits associated with his directing and writing include The Great Adventure (1953), The Flute and the Arrow (1957), and Mitt hem är Copacabana (1965). According to The Movie Database, he has 31 known credits.
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Arne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director and writer who is considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, he was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries. His work was important in the post-World War II revival of Swedish cinema because of his internationally acclaimed sensitivity in photographing nature. He is also recognized as a nature photographer.

Sucksdorff's body of work includes several significant titles. His credits include the Academy Award-winning Människor i Stad and Pojken i trädet, which is also known as The Boy in the Tree. Other works associated with his career as a director and writer include The Great Adventure (1953), The Flute and the Arrow (1957), and Mitt hem är Copacabana (1965). According to The Movie Database, he