Bo Widerberg
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Bo Widerberg in 1990.
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Bo Gunnar Widerberg 8 June 1930 Malmö, Sweden |
| Died | 1 May 1997 (aged 66) Båstad, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, editor, actor |
| Years active | 1962–1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Ann-Mari Björklund (m. 1953–54) Vanja Nettelbladt (m. 1954–73) |
| Children | Nina, Martin, Johan, Matilda |
Bo Gunnar Widerberg (8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor.
Widerberg was born in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden.
Widerberg was the director of films such as Raven's End (1963), Elvira Madigan (1967), Ådalen 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 Båstad. 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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