Film
Symphony of a City
1947 · 18m · Documentary
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- 6.9
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Overview
An impressionistic short film celebrating Stockholm’s rhythms of life, blending images of its streets, waterways, people, and architecture into a visual “symphony.” Winner of the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Short Subject, One-Reel in 1949 — the first Swedish film ever to receive an Oscar.
Cast
Mats Björne
Björn Näslund
Bo Tobiasson
Erland Colliander
Church caretaker
Sven Ericsson
Sala-Frasse
Fisherman
Anders Nohrborg
Crew
- Arne SucksdorffDirector · Editor · Writer
- Edmund ReekProducer
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 15, 1947
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 18m
- Genres
- Documentary
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