Gunnar Sommerfeldt
Gunnar Sommerfeldt (4 September 1890 – 30 August 1947) was a Danish actor and film maker. In 1919 he directed Saga Borgarættarinnar, which was released in 1920 and was the first feature film shot in Iceland. Sommerfeldt also wrote the script, based on Gunnar Gunnarsson's novel by that name.
Gunnar Sommerfeldt
- Name
- Gunnar Sommerfeldt
- Born
- 4 September 1890
- Died
- 30 August 1947
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- actor · screenwriter · director
- Languages
- Danish
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Gunnar Sommerfeldt (4 September 1890 – 30 August 1947) was a Danish actor and film maker. In 1919 he directed Saga Borgarættarinnar, which was released in 1920 and was the first feature film shot in Iceland. Sommerfeldt also wrote the script, based on Gunnar Gunnarsson's novel by that name.
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Gunnar Sommerfeldt (1890–1947) was a Danish actor, director and screenwriter. The actor was born in Copenhagen. Languages used include Danish.
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He made his last feature film in 1921, an adaption of Knut Hamsun's Growth of the Soil, which received the Nobel Prize in Literature the year before.
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• Name — Gunnar Sommerfeldt • Born — 4 September 1890 • Died — 30 August 1947
Actor
Actor
• Kærlighed og Mobilisering (1915) - Grev Heinrich von Borgh • Nattens gaade (1915) • Fyrstindens skæbne - Alf Hardy (1916) • Lotteriseddel No. 22152 - Belling, Detective (1916) • Pro Patria (1916) • Hotel Paradis (1917) • Synd skal sones (1917) • Gillekop (1919) • Rytterstatuen - Baron v. Nobel (1919) • Borgslægtens historie - Ketill aka Gæst (1920) (Iceland) • Growth of the Soil - Geissler, lensmannen (1921) • Lykkens galoscher (1921)
Director
Director
• Lykkens Pamfilius (1917) • Borgslægtens historie (1920) • Growth of the Soil (1921) • Lykkens galoscher (1921)
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Life and career
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1947
Gunnar Sommerfeldt died in 1947.
Writer
• Growth of the Soil (1921) • Lykkens galoscher (1921)
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- 1.Sundholm, John. Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 18. 2012. 978-0-8108-7899-0.
- 2.Hjort, Mette. A Companion to Nordic Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. 280. 2016.
- 3.Parrill, William B. European Silent Films on Video: A Critical Guide. McFarland & Company. 171. 2015.
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