Gösta Werner

Swedish film director (1908-2009)

Kaj Björkdahl

(m. 1935)

Gösta Werner (15 May 1908 – 20 July 2009) was a Swedish film director. He was married to Kaj Björkdahl. He primarily made his mark on European cinema during the 1940s. During the 1970s, Werner was first associate professor at Stockholm University, and then later Professor of Cinematography. He was born in Östra Wemmenhög, Skåne, Sweden. Werner turned 101 years old on 15 May 2009.

Werner died in Stockholm on 20 July 2009. He was, at the time of his death, the world's oldest film director.^[1] He was seven months older than his successor, film director Manoel de Oliveira of Portugal.

Filmography

1998 - Spökskepp
1995 - Röda fläcken, Den
1981 - Victor Sjöström: Ett porträtt
1955 - Friarannonsen
1953 - Att döda ett barn
1952 - Encounter with Life
1950 - Two Stories Up
1949 - The Street
1948 - Loffe the Tramp
1948 - Sunshine

Writer

1998 - Spökskepp
1938 - Kloka gubben
1939 - Svensson ordnar allt!

Assistant director

1931 - Skepparkärlek
1931 - Falska millionären

References

^ "Filmpionjären Gösta Werner död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). July 23, 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.