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Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Swedish-French actor (1929-2020)
April 10, 1929 (March 8, 2020)

The Command

V.O.: Kursk
Fr. 2018. Drama by Thomas Vinterberg with Matthias Schoenaerts, Colin Firth, Léa Seydoux. In August 2000, as 23 soldiers from the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk lay dying at the bottom of the Barents Sea, the wives of the sailors were confronted with the silence of the military authorities.
Runtime: 117 min.
Can. 2013. Docufiction by Marc Fafard with Max von Sydow, Laurence Leboeuf, Serge Houde.
Runtime: 43 min.
U.S. 2011. Psychological drama by Stephen Daldry with Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock. A boy with Asperger
Runtime: 129 min.
U.S. 2010. Epic by Ridley Scott with Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong. At the dawn of the thirteenth century, an English archer returning from the Crusades becomes famous during an attempted French invasion fomented by a cruel adviser to the iniquitous King John.
Runtime: 140 min.
U.S. 2009. Crime drama by Martin Scorsese with Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley. In 1954, a federal policeman travels to a fortified island off the coast of Boston to investigate the disappearance of a patient from a mental hospital for dangerous criminals.
Runtime: 138 min.
Runtime: 104 min.

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

V.O.: Oscar et la dame rose
Fr. 2009. Drama by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt with Michèle Laroque, Amir, Benoît Brière. A young leukemia patient in rebellion against the world befriends a former wrestler turned pizza delivery girl.
Runtime: 106 min.
U.S. 2007. Police comedy by Brett Ratner with Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Noémie Lenoir. A Hong Kong police detective and an American colleague are in trouble with a Chinese criminal organization.
Runtime: 91 min.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

V.O.: Le Scaphandre et le papillon
Fr. 2007. Biography by Julian Schnabel with Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Marie-Josée Croze. Suffering from locked-in syndrome and rendered totally paralyzed except for his left eye, a journalist dictates a book about his experience by blinking his eye.
Runtime: 111 min.
Can. 2007. Psychological drama by Paolo Barzman with Susan Sarandon, Christopher Plummer, Gabriel Byrne. An American woman in Quebec welcomes to her home the Russian writer who took her under his wing during forty years earlier at the Drancy internment camp.
Runtime: 100 min.
G.-B. 2005. Dramatic comedy by Paul Marcus with Emma Bolger, Max von Sydow, Geraldine Chaplin. Raised in the mountains by a misanthropic grandfather, a little orphan girl helps heal an invalid girl.
Runtime: 104 min.
U.S. 2002. Science-fiction by Steven Spielberg with Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton. In the year 2054, an invention capable of predicting murders allows police officers to arrest suspects before the crimes are committed.
Runtime: 144 min.

Sleepless

V.O.: Non ho sonno
It. 2001. Horror by Dario Argento with Max von Sydow, Stefano Dionisi, Chiara Caselli. A retired police detective becomes interested in a series of murders that seem to be related to an unsolved case he once investigated.

Intact

V.O.: Intacto
Esp. 2001. Thriller by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo with Eusebio Poncela, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Monica Lopez. To exact revenge, an earthquake survivor gets a plane crash survivor to train him in a series of bizarre competitions.
Runtime: 108 min.

Druids

V.O.: Vercingétorix
Fr. 2000. History by Jacques Dorfmann with Christophe Lambert, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Inès Sastre. In 52 BC, an Arverne warrior managed to unite all the tribes of Gaul to fight against Julius Caesar's legions.
Runtime: 120 min.
U.S. 1999. Mores drama by Scott Hicks with Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh, Max von Sydow. In 1950, during a murder trial, a journalist is reluctant to divulge information that would exonerate the husband of a Japanese woman with whom he is in love.
Runtime: 127 min.

Private Confessions

V.O.: Enskilda Samtal
1997. Psychological drama by Liv Ullmann with Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Samuel Fröler.
n/d 1997. Biblical drama by Roger Young with Ben Cross, Vivica A. Fox, Max von Sydow.
U.S. 1997. Drama by David Drury with Rutger Hauer, Martin Sheen, Max von Sydow. Two nuclear submarines, one American and the other Soviet, collide near the coast of the United States.

Radetzky March

V.O.: Radetzkymarsch
U.S. 1993. Fantasy by Fraser C. Heston with Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia. A strange individual who runs an antiques store in a small town seeks to stir up trouble among the population.
Runtime: 120 min.

The Best Intentions

V.O.: Den Goda Viljan
Suèd. 1992. Biography by Bille August with Pernilla August, Samuel Fröler, Max von Sydow. In Sweden, at the end of the nineteenth century, two young spouses with different temperaments live a tumultuous relationship.
Runtime: 180 min.
G.-B. 1992. Psychological drama by Krzysztof Zanussi with Max von Sydow, Lothaire Bluteau, Sarah Miles. A reclusive old musician's life is turned upside down when he meets a young musicologist who inspires him to take up the piano again.
Runtime: 97 min.
G.-B. 1991. Thriller by James Dearden with Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow. A young woman from a wealthy family comes to fear for her life when she discovers that her husband is an upstart with malicious intentions.
Runtime: 93 min.
Aust. 1990. Social drama by John Power with Max von Sydow, Carol Drinkwater, Julia Blake. The peaceful life of an old German man who lives with his daughter in Australia is turned upside down when an unknown woman publicly accuses him of being a former Nazi torturer.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1989. Spy drama by Geoff Murphy with Tom Skerritt, Helen Mirren, Max von Sydow. An ex-CIA agent is sent to Russia to foil a KGB plot to assassinate Mikhail Gorbachev.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1989. History by Peter Werner with Max von Sydow, Judd Nelson, Tamlyn Tomita. On August 6, 1945, no one in Hiroshima expected the first atomic bomb to be dropped on the city.
Runtime: 100 min.

Katinka

V.O.: Ved Vejen
Dan. 1988. Mores drama by Max von Sydow with Tammi Ost, Ole Ernst, Kurt Ravn. In a Danish village at the end of the nineteenth century, the young wife of a stationmaster has a passionate affair with a young steward.
Runtime: 96 min.

Pelle the Conqueror

V.O.: Pelle Eroberen
Dan. 1987. Mores drama by Bille August with Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Bjorn Granath. At the beginning of the twentieth century, a Swedish worker travels to Denmark with his son and finds a job on a country estate.
Runtime: 150 min.
U.S. 1986. Dramatic comedy by Woody Allen with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey. The tribulations of three New York sisters who encounter various problems in their career or in their love life.
Runtime: 106 min.
G.-B. 1986. Psychological drama by Andreï Kontchalovski with Julie Andrews, Alan Bates, Max von Sydow. Fearing the end of her career, a renowned violinist with multiple sclerosis confides in a psychiatrist.
Runtime: 107 min.
It. 1985. Drama by Pasquale Squitieri with Tony Musante, Max von Sydow. The testimony of a Sicilian Mafia boss leads to the arrest of more than 350 members of the underworld in Italy and the United States.
U.S. 1985. Crime drama by Robert Markowitz with Telly Savalas, Suzanne Pleshette, Max von Sydow. A New York police officer investigates the murders of various survivors of the Nazi death camps.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1984. Science-fiction by David Lynch with Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Kenneth McMillan. In the year 10191, two clans fight over the exploitation of planet Dune, the sole source of a highly sought-after spice.
Runtime: 137 min.
U.S. 1983. Biblical drama by Lee Philips with Antony Hamilton, Belinda Bauer, Max von Sydow. Samson, champion of the Israelites, is neutralized by the charms of Delilah.
Runtime: 95 min.
G.-B. 1983. Spy drama by Irvin Kershner with Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Barbara Carrera. Secret agent James Bond is in charge of finding two nuclear devices stolen by an international criminal organization.
Runtime: 134 min.
U.S. 1983. Fantasy by Joseph Ruben with Dennis Quaid, Christopher Plummer, Kate Capshaw. A young man gifted with telepathy manages to penetrate the subconscious of others, thanks to methods developed by an oneirologist.
Runtime: 99 min.
Can. 1983. Comedy by Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas with Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max von Sydow. Two enthusiastic beer drinkers come to the aid of the daughter of the deceased owner of a brewery, who is having estate problems.
Runtime: 60 min.

The Flight of the Eagle

V.O.: Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
Suèd. 1982. Adventures by Jan Troell with Max von Sydow, Goran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal. At the end of the nineteenth century, a Swedish engineer organizes an expedition to reach the North Pole by hot air balloon.
Runtime: 135 min.
Fr. 1982. Mores drama by Claude D'Anna with Max von Sydow, Assumpta Serna, Giuliano Gemma. In 1955, while visiting his homeland, a Sicilian finds himself involved in the family secret of a count.
Runtime: 112 min.
U.S. 1981. War drama by John Huston with Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow.
Runtime: 117 min.
Runtime: 129 min.
G.-B. 1980. Science-fiction by Mike Hodges with Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow.
Runtime: 113 min.

Death Watch

V.O.: La Mort en direct
Fr. 1979. Science-fiction by Bertrand Tavernier with Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton.
Runtime: 128 min.
U.S. 1978. Crime drama by John Hough with John Cassavetes, Max von Sydow, Sophia Loren.
Runtime: 111 min.
G.-B. 1977. Adventures by Dick Richards with Gene Hackman, Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve. A thief who joined the Foreign Legion falls in love with a woman who is part of an archaeological expedition.
Runtime: 106 min.
G.-B. 1976. Social drama by Stuart Rosenberg with Max von Sydow, Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner. The captain of a ship carrying Jews liberated by the Germans is refused entry to the country of his destination.
Runtime: 158 min.

The Desert of the Tartars

V.O.: Il Deserto dei Tartari
Fr. 1976. Psychological drama by Valerio Zurlini with Jacques Perrin, Giuliano Gemma, Vittorio Gassman. An officer spends his entire career in a border fortress waiting for hypothetical enemies.
Runtime: 137 min.
U.S. 1975. Science-fiction by Robert Clouse with Yul Brynner, Max von Sydow, Joanna Miles. In the year 2012, after epidemics following an energy crisis, a few survivors fight for material resources in the streets of New York.
Runtime: 94 min.
U.S. 1975. Spy drama by Sydney Pollack with Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson. An employee of a C.I.A. decoding office becomes a fugitive following the massacre of his colleagues.
Runtime: 118 min.
Mex. 1975. Mores drama by Arturo Ripstein with Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Max von Sydow. An aristocrat on a remote island is confronted by his employees when the restocking ceases.
Runtime: 91 min.

Cadavres exquis

V.O.: Cadaveri eccellenti
It. 1975. Crime drama by Francesco Rosi with Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Max von Sydow. A detective believes he sees a pattern in a series of assasination attempts on judges.
Runtime: 121 min.
All. 1974. Psychological drama by Fred Haines with Max von Sydow, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Clémenti. A misanthropic writer's life is turned upside down when he meets an instructor.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1973. Horror by William Friedkin with Jason Miller, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow. Assisted by a psychiatrist, an old priest tries to exorcise a twelve-year-old girl who appears to be possessed by the devil.
Runtime: 121 min.

The New Land

V.O.: Nybyggarna
Suèd. 1972. Social drama by Jan Troell with Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg. The problems faced by Swedish immigrants in Minnesota.
Runtime: 160 min.
G.-B. 1972. Spy drama by Gordon Hessler with Richard Roundtree, Max von Sydow, Marie-José Nat. A Russian seeks political asylum at the American Embassy in Lebanon.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Emigrants

V.O.: Utvandrarna
Suèd. 1972. Social drama by Jan Troell with Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg. In the mid-nineteenth century, a group of Swedish farmers set sail for the United States of America.
Runtime: 150 min.

The Touch

V.O.: Beroringen
Suèd. 1971. Psychological drama by Ingmar Bergman with Bibi Andersson, Elliott Gould, Max von Sydow. The wife of a Swedish doctor falls in love with her husband's patient and is forced to make a choice.
Runtime: 113 min.
U.S. 1970. Crime drama by Laslo Benedek with Max von Sydow, Trevor Howard, Liv Ullmann. Locked up in an asylum for a murder he did not commit, a man escapes to seek revenge.
Runtime: 102 min.

The Passion of Anna

V.O.: En Passion
Suèd. 1969. Psychological drama by Ingmar Bergman with Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson. Two women try to ease the solitude of a painter who has retired to an island.
Runtime: 101 min.

Shame

V.O.: Skammen
Suèd. 1968. Drama by Ingmar Bergman with Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand. A couple of musicians live on an island while war rages on in their country.
Runtime: 103 min.

Hour of the Wolf

V.O.: Vargtimmen
Suèd. 1967. Psychological drama by Ingmar Bergman with Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson. Sheltered with his wife on an almost deserted island, a painter sinks little by little into madness.
Runtime: 87 min.
G.-B. 1966. Spy drama by Michael Anderson with George Segal, Max von Sydow, Senta Berger. A secret agent is assigned to unmask a group of neo-Nazis in Berlin.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1966. Social drama by George Roy Hill with Max von Sydow, Julie Andrews, Richard Harris. The tribulations of a Calvinist minister and his wife during the settlement of Hawaii.
Runtime: 180 min.
U.S. 1965. Biblical drama by George Stevens with Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston. The main stages of Jesus' life, from the circumstances of his birth to his resurrection, through his preaching and his passion.
Runtime: 195 min.
U.S. 1965. Adventures by Serge Bourguignon with Max von Sydow, Yvette Mimieux, Gilbert Roland. An adventurer helps a police officer capture a criminal with a price on his head.
Runtime: 91 min.

Winter Light

V.O.: Nattvards gästerna
Suèd. 1963. Psychological drama by Ingmar Bergman with Gunnar Björnstrand, Ingrid Thulin, Max von Sydow. A pastor is going through a seriousfaith crisis.
Runtime: 80 min.

Adventures of Nils Holgersson

V.O.: Niels Holgerssons Underbara Resa
Suèd. 1962. Tale by Kenne Fant with Sven Lundberg, Max von Sydow, Annika Tretow.
Runtime: 90 min.

Through a Glass Darkly

V.O.: Sasom i en spegel
Suèd. 1962. Psychological drama by Ingmar Bergman with Harriet Andersson, Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand. A young woman's fits of madness cause her family to become aware of her situation.
Runtime: 91 min.

The Swedish Mistress

V.O.: Alskarinnan
Suèd. 1962. Drama by Vilgot Sjöman with Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow, Per Myrberg.
Runtime: 77 min.

The Magician

V.O.: Ansiktet
Suèd. 1959. Poetic drama by Ingmar Bergman with Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand. A travelling illusionist makes people believe that he died.
Runtime: 101 min.

The Virgin Spring

V.O.: Jungfrukällan
Suèd. 1959. Poetic drama by Ingmar Bergman with Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Birgitta Pettersson. Shepherds rape and kill a young girl and then seek asylum from her parents.
Runtime: 86 min.

Brink of Life

V.O.: Nara Livet
Suèd. 1957. Psychological drama by Ingmar Bergman with Eva Dahlbeck, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson. Three young women share the same room at a maternity clinic.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Seventh Seal

V.O.: Det Sjunde Inseglet
Suèd. 1956. Poetic drama by Ingmar Bergman with Gunnar Björnstrand, Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow. A knight returning from the Crusades while his country is afflicted by the plague gets a reprieve from Death.
Runtime: 98 min.

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