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Crew: Svensk Filmindustri

The Devil’s Eye (1960)

4 May 20089 May 2020
The Devil's Eye (1960) poster

The Devil Tempts Innocents Comedy

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Ingmar Bergman.
Actors: Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Gertrud Fridh, Nils Poppe, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Axel Düberg and Allan Edwall.
Crew: Ingmar Bergman and Svensk Filmindustri.
Themes: The Devil, Hell, Demons, Swedish Cinema and Films of 1960.

Häxan (1922)

3 November 200628 April 2023
Haxan (1922) poster

Satanism and Witchcraft Documentary

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: Benjamin Christensen.
Crew: Benjamin Christensen and Svensk Filmindustri.
Themes: Documentaries, Witchcraft, Devil Worship, Witches, Witch Persecutions, The Devil, Psychiatry, Silent Movies, Swedish Cinema and Films of 1922.

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

2 February 200111 October 2020
Hour of the Wolf (1968) poster

Tormented Artist’s Hallucinations

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Ingmar Bergman.
Actors: Max Von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Gertrud Fridh and Ingrid Thulin.
Crew: Ingmar Bergman and Svensk Filmindustri.
Themes: Disturbed Psychology, Mad Person's Delusion, Surrealism, The Ambiguously Fantastic, Islands, Swedish Cinema and Films of 1968.

The Magician (1958)

10 March 20044 January 2025
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Enigmatic Magician

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Ingmar Bergman.
Actors: Max Von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Åke Fridell, Erland Josephson, Gertrud Fridh, Bibi Andersson, Bengt Ekerot and Birgitta Pettersson.
Crew: Ingmar Bergman and Svensk Filmindustri.
Themes: Rationalised Fantasy, The Ambiguously Fantastic, Magic, Hypnotism, Magicians and Sorcerers, Swedish Cinema and Films of 1958.

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)

5 September 200411 August 2020
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) poster

Anarchic Girl

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 0-.
Directors: Ken Annakin.
Actors: Tami Erin, Dennis Dugan, Dianne Hull, George Dicenzo, Eileen Brennan, John Schuck and Dick Van Patten.
Crew: Ken Annakin, Astrid Lindgren and Svensk Filmindustri.
Themes: Children's Films and Films of 1988.

Pippi Longstocking (1997)

6 April 20042 December 2024
Pippi Longstocking (1997) poster

Anarchic Girl/Animation

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Clive A. Smith.
Actors: Melissa Altro, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, Wayne Robson, Rick Jones and Gordon Pinsent.
Crew: Clive A. Smith, Astrid Lindgren, Svensk Filmindustri and Nelvana.
Themes: Animation, Children's Films, Gonzo Children's Films, Canadian Cinema and Films of 1997.

The Seventh Seal (1957)

20 January 200111 March 2025
The Seventh Seal (1957) poster

Death Incarnate

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 5.
Directors: Ingmar Bergman.
Actors: Max Von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bibi Andersson, Åke Fridell, Bengt Ekerot and Nils Poppe.
Crew: Ingmar Bergman and Svensk Filmindustri.
Themes: Death Personified, Games, Religion, Swedish Cinema and Films of 1957.

The Virgin Spring (1959)

21 October 20073 June 2025
The Virgin Spring (1959) poster

Revenge Film

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Ingmar Bergman.
Actors: Max Von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Birgitta Pettersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Axel Düberg, Ove Porath, Tor Isedal and Allan Edwall.
Crew: Ingmar Bergman and Svensk Filmindustri.
Themes: Revenge, Folk Horror, Biblical and Christian Themes, In the Woods, Swedish Cinema and Films of 1959.

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