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Symphony of a City

6.9194718mMovieDocumentary

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.

DirectorArne Sucksdorff
WriterArne Sucksdorff
ProducerEdmund Reek

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Cast · Directed by Arne Sucksdorff

MB
Mats Björne
BN
Björn Näslund
BT
Bo Tobiasson
ECErland Colliander
Erland Colliander
Church caretaker
SE
Sven Ericsson
S
Sala-Frasse
Fisherman
AN
Anders Nohrborg

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Ett dockhem
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1976
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