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Max von Sydow (/ f ɒ n ˈ s iː d oʊ /,; [1] born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages.
The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.Set in Sweden [3] [4] during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot), who has come to take his life.
Max von Sydow, the acclaimed actor known for his roles in films like The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal, has died at 90.Von Sydow's death was confirmed by Deadline and Variety on Monday morning ...
Flight of the Eagle (Swedish: Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd) is a Swedish biographical drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 August 1982. [1] Directed by Jan Troell, it was based on Per Olof Sundman's 1967 novelization of the true story of S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897, an ill-fated effort to reach the North Pole in which all three expedition members perished.
The Sydow family or simply von Sydow is the name of two noble families. One, belonging to an ancient nobility, originated in Brandenburg was part of the German nobility. The other, more recent one, also of German descent, hailing from Stettin, later moved to Sweden and became part of the Swedish nobility. [1] According to an oral tradition, the ...
Cara McWilliam-Richardson, reviewing for the people's movies, [12] stated that “Echoes of the Past is a thought provoking and watchable drama with a powerful performance from Von Sydow.” Jon Donnis, writing for the beentothemovies.com, [ 13 ] exclaimed that Echoes of the past is “A truly powerful film, that anyone with an interest in ...
The Night Visitor (Swedish title: Papegojan) is a 1971 Swedish psychological thriller film in English, starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Trevor Howard, Per Oscarsson, Rupert Davies and Andrew Keir, and directed by Laslo Benedek.
It was estimated at 18 ft (5.5 m) but the living man was believed to be "at least" 20 ft (6.1 m) tall. However, even in 1845 it was reported that the discovery was not confirmed. [190] This skeleton as well as an 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) tall specimen found in the Rocky Mountains in 1838, is very likely the remains of an extinct animal. [7] Unknown