5 Movies Directed by Tage Danielsson

The Man Who Quit Smoking

The Man Who Quit Smoking

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1972-12-16

Languages:

French, Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (806 Reviews)

Director:

Tage Danielsson

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Tage Danielsson (novel)

Tage Danielsson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Young Dante Alighieri inherits 17 million from his father the sausage maker on one condition - he has to give up smoking in 14 days. But the days go on and he simply can't quit. He hires a detective agency to physically stop him. He has an uncle, who inherits the money if Dante fails, and the uncle tries to keep him smoking.

Release the Prisoners to Spring

Release the Prisoners to Spring

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-12-06

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (736 Reviews)

Director:

Tage Danielsson

Fullplot:

Small and short Frida lives with her long, tall friend in a house in the countryside. Frida rejects the idea that people who has committed crimes should be locked up. One day their own house is burgled by Harald. He is sentenced to prison. Acting in accordance with her philosophy, Frida decides to use all means possible to make it possible for Harald to escape.

The Adventures of Picasso

The Adventures of Picasso

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-05-20

Languages:

Swedish, German, Spanish, Latin, Italian, French, Finnish, English, Russian

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (2227 Reviews)

Director:

Tage Danielsson

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Hans Alfredson

Tage Danielsson

Fullplot:

Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso show talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is discovered by a rich American millionaire and starts to earn money. But he wastes his talent by painting plates. He meets the famous people of the 1920s: Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Appolinaire, Hitler and Churchill.

Ronja Robbersdaughter

Ronja Robbersdaughter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-05-23

Languages:

Swedish, English

Countries:

Sweden, Norway

Runtime:

126 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (8155 Reviews)

Director:

Tage Danielsson

Cast:

Writer:

Astrid Lindgren (novel)

Astrid Lindgren (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Borka and his band and Mattis's band of robbers are rivals. Birk, his parents and their band live in the wild in Mattisforrest. They move in to Metis-stronghold, which belonged to his ancestors, in an attempt to escape being caught by the king's men. The children have to learn to live in the woods.

Ronja Robbersdaughter

Ronja Robbersdaughter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-05-23

Languages:

Swedish, English

Countries:

Sweden, Norway

Runtime:

126 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (8169 Reviews)

Director:

Tage Danielsson

Cast:

Writer:

Astrid Lindgren (novel)

Astrid Lindgren (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Borka and his band and Mattis's band of robbers are rivals. Birk, his parents and their band live in the wild in Mattisforrest. They move in to Metis-stronghold, which belonged to his ancestors, in an attempt to escape being caught by the king's men. The children have to learn to live in the woods.

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