Martin Ljung

Martin Ljung

Born: August 15, 1917
Died: September 29, 2010
in Luleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden
Martin Ljung was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.

Movies for Martin Ljung...

Stjärnbilder
Title: Stjärnbilder
Character: (archive footage)
Released: September 10, 1995
Type: Movie
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film history with many of its stars.
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Knäpp igen
Title: Knäpp igen
Released: December 25, 1993
Type: Movie
Celebrating the first revue/variety/show "Akta huvet/Watch Your Head" released in 1953 by pastiches and reworkings of the Povel Ramel song and comedy book.
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...och över alltihopa lyser Povel Ramel
Title: ...och över alltihopa lyser Povel Ramel
Released: May 30, 1992
Type: Movie
A congratulatory celebration of Povel Ramel's 70th birthday featuring a cavalcade of great Swedish performers.
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I huvet på n' Gamlin
Title: I huvet på n' Gamlin
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 1990
Type: Movie
Documentary about the Swedish humorist, film maker and artist Yngve Gamlin
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Title: Sagan om Skrotnisse och hans vänner
Character: Mumien (voice)
Released: September 27, 1985
Type: TV
The story of "Skrotnisse" and his son "Kalle" who works at a junk yard, and the adventures they experience.
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To Povel
Title: To Povel
Released: May 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Jubilee show for Povel Ramel's 60th birthday
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Sverige åt svenskarna
Title: Sverige åt svenskarna
Released: July 31, 1980
Type: Movie
This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patiently or not-so-patiently hovering on the sidelines while watching the future King Gustav closely. No single king appears to possess the brains he was born with, so history seems to be made by default, as it were. Gustav does blunder around, but not enough to miss being crowned king. As a result, France, England, and Germany invade Sweden hoping to take by force what they could not gain by incompetence.
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Title: Semlons gröna dalar
Character: Tillbrekt
Released: April 15, 1977
Type: TV
Semlon Pytting struggles to navigate the complex web of lies he has created to hide his cheating from his wife.
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Title: Farbror Frippes skafferi
Character: Fabror Frippe
Released: October 27, 1976
Type: TV
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A Man with a Maid
Title: A Man with a Maid
Character: Jack the Ripper (as Martin Young)
Released: February 17, 1975
Type: Movie
A Victorian aristocrat buys a former madhouse and converts it into a "love nest" to woo and bed Alice, the lovely blonde Minister's daughter he meets in an art gallery.
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The glass in the ear
Title: The glass in the ear
Released: July 31, 1974
Type: Movie
Glaset i örat is a revue by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. It was recorded at Berns in Stockholm 1973 and on tour during the spring of 1974.
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KaRamellodier
Title: KaRamellodier
Released: December 26, 1972
Type: Movie
Povel Ramel jubilee show played at Berns in Stockholm in 1972.
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The Apple War
Title: The Apple War
Character: Åke Lindberg
Released: December 18, 1971
Type: Movie
A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans.
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Niklas and the Figure
Title: Niklas and the Figure
Character: Niklas' Grandfather
Released: December 18, 1971
Type: Movie
Young Niklas and his friend the Figure are looking for the homeless dog for Niklas.
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Pippi in the South Seas
Title: Pippi in the South Seas
Character: Jocke med kniven
Released: January 24, 1970
Type: Movie
Pippi Longstocking, accompanied by friends Tommy and Annika, adventures on the South Seas to search for her father, who has been kidnapped by pirates.
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Spader, Madame!
Title: Spader, Madame!
Character: Astolf
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Political satire set in the 18th century to Franz Schubert's music.
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De sista entusiasterna
Title: De sista entusiasterna
Character: Kapten Lester Pitou
Released: January 4, 1969
Type: Movie
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The Man Who Could Not Laugh
Title: The Man Who Could Not Laugh
Character: Som seg selv / himself
Released: February 3, 1968
Type: Movie
A man who can not laugh gets help by a psychiatrist.
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Dax igen
Title: Dax igen
Character: Various
Released: October 3, 1964
Type: Movie
10 year anniversary revue for the Knäppupp company, performances of both old and new material.
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Swedish Portraits
Title: Swedish Portraits
Character: Hotel bouncer
Released: September 7, 1964
Type: Movie
The unemployed Timjan discover Mejram singing and instantly fall in love with her.
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Semestersångarna
Title: Semestersångarna
Released: October 20, 1962
Type: Movie
Povel Ramel's 1962 show as filmed for television. This time the usual gang of four is joined by promising young comedian Hasse Alfredsson.
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Funny Boy
Title: Funny Boy
Character: Canemus / Svarta Malin / Bertram Tre Ripor / Mrs. Myra Skipaway
Released: September 23, 1961
Type: Movie
Ad man Jonathan Blake gets tired of his work and runs away to a time travel agency for the first flight out.
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The Great Amateur
Title: The Great Amateur
Character: Alfred Erlandsson
Released: June 22, 1958
Type: Movie
Modern fairy tale about the small town of Fårtuna where the chief of police is also an amateur theater director. The local shop assistant Linda aspires to become an actress and gets discovered by a talent agent from Stockholm.
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Far till sol och vår
Title: Far till sol och vår
Character: Martin Wide
Released: October 28, 1957
Type: Movie
Martin Wide inherits a bus from his dying grandfather. He restores it from being a hen house into a tourist bus. He puts an ad in the newspaper about "travels to the sun" and also advertises for a stewardess at the same time. The female reporter Vera Boman signs up for the job, in order to expose the "tourist travel hoax". The two, together with passengers of various kinds set off from a snowy Sweden towards Paris. During the trip, Vera starts to realize that Martin is not a "tourist cheater" but a kind and thoughtful travel arranger, who tries to tend to all his passengers as best as he can, even when the situations become difficult to handle. In addition, a famous Swedish diamond has just been stolen and it turns out that both the thieves and the private detectives who are after them, are passengers on the bus.
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Kortknäpp
Title: Kortknäpp
Released: October 28, 1957
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes of Knäppupp's 1957 tour
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The Staffan Stolle Story
Title: The Staffan Stolle Story
Character: Vicke Wickberg
Released: September 10, 1956
Type: Movie
Staffan Stolle becomes the sole heir to a rich and noble family when he is just a little boy. Early on he is engaged to be married to a girl he finds he does not love. Instead he flees the country only to return under a false name, looking for true love.
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I rök och dans
Title: I rök och dans
Character: Martin / Alvard / Tattar-Martin / Karl Huno Tolftén
Released: July 30, 1954
Type: Movie
Episodic, musical comedy. Povel Ramel company Knäppupp's first film where Martin Ljung plays 16 different roles.
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I dur och skur
Title: I dur och skur
Character: Various roles
Released: May 22, 1953
Type: Movie
"In rain and shine" - Sid och Filibert are identical twins. Sid is a theater manager and composer and when his brother arrives to Stockholm for a position at the Museum of Natural History, Filibert is mistaken for Sid.
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Miss Julie
Title: Miss Julie
Character: Julie's dancing partner (uncredited)
Released: June 28, 1951
Type: Movie
Based on the play by August Strindberg, Miss Julie vividly depicts the battle of the sexes and classes that ensues when Julie, a wealthy businessman's daughter, falls for Jean, her father's bitter servant.
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When Bengt and Anders Changed Wives
Title: When Bengt and Anders Changed Wives
Character: Policeman
Released: December 23, 1950
Type: Movie
Two neighbours, each with a small plot of land, hate each other. Both are dissatisfied with his wife.
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Rågens rike
Title: Rågens rike
Released: September 26, 1950
Type: Movie
Love triangle between the big farmer, a farmhand and his sweetheart.
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Railroad Workers
Title: Railroad Workers
Released: December 26, 1947
Type: Movie
The north of Sweden in 1902. A team of railroad men are building a rail road from Luleå at the Bay of Bothnia to Narvik at the Norwegian Sea. One of the newest workers, Valfrid from the south of Sweden, is not accepted by neither Stora Ballong, the informal leader of the workers, nor the others. They refuse to talk to him but instead Valfrid gets help from the sworn enemy of the railroad workers: the greedy drugstore owner Blom.
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Här kommer vi ...
Title: Här kommer vi ...
Released: October 18, 1947
Type: Movie
The actor Robert Berg is just about to get his dream role on the big stage in Stockholm when he gets called to the military service.
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Kronblom
Title: Kronblom
Character: Chamberlain (uncredited)
Released: August 18, 1947
Type: Movie
A couple of thieves are terrorizing the village of Vinkelboda, and Kronblom becomes a suspect and must clear his name. Based on the popular Swedish comic strip Kronblom, about the laziest man in town.