Bo Gunnar Widerberg (8 June 1930 â€" 1 May 1997) was a Swedish film
director, writer, editor and actor.Widerberg was born in Malmö,
Malmöhus County, Sweden.Widerberg was the director of films such as
Raven's End (1963), Elvira Madigan (1967), Ã…dalen 31 (1969), Joe Hill
(1971), Fimpen (1974), The Man on the Roof (1976), Victoria (1979),
The Man from Majorca (1984), The Serpent's Way (1986) and All Things
Fair (1995). The Serpent's Way was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and in competition at the
15th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1966 at the 3rd Guldbagge
Awards his film Heja Roland! won the award for Best Film.Widerberg
died in Ängelholm, Sweden on 1 May 1997 of stomach cancer and was
buried in the New Cemetery in BÃ¥stad. He had four children: Nina,
Martin, Johan, and Matilda. Johan has become an actor and his son
Martin became a director. As a child, Nina Widerberg played as in five
of her father's films, including Barnvagnen and The Man on the Roof.
Johan played Kollberg's son in The Man on the Roof.
director, writer, editor and actor.Widerberg was born in Malmö,
Malmöhus County, Sweden.Widerberg was the director of films such as
Raven's End (1963), Elvira Madigan (1967), Ã…dalen 31 (1969), Joe Hill
(1971), Fimpen (1974), The Man on the Roof (1976), Victoria (1979),
The Man from Majorca (1984), The Serpent's Way (1986) and All Things
Fair (1995). The Serpent's Way was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and in competition at the
15th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1966 at the 3rd Guldbagge
Awards his film Heja Roland! won the award for Best Film.Widerberg
died in Ängelholm, Sweden on 1 May 1997 of stomach cancer and was
buried in the New Cemetery in BÃ¥stad. He had four children: Nina,
Martin, Johan, and Matilda. Johan has become an actor and his son
Martin became a director. As a child, Nina Widerberg played as in five
of her father's films, including Barnvagnen and The Man on the Roof.
Johan played Kollberg's son in The Man on the Roof.
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