Filmstaden was a film studio situated in Råsunda, north of Stockholm, Sweden. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Built by the main Swedish film producer at the time, Svensk Filmindustri, in 1919-1920, Filmstaden was one of the most modern film studios in Europe. AB Svensk Filmindustri or Svensk Filmindustri ( SF) is Sweden 's best-known company for Film production, distribution of Film (both Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Some 400 movies have been created at Filmstaden. The first movie to be filmed at Filmstaden was Körkarlen by director Victor Sjöström. Körkarlen (also known as The Phantom Carriage, The Phantom Chariot, The Stroke of Midnight, and Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness) is a (in the United States sometimes known as Victor Seastrom) ( September 20, 1879 &ndash January 3, 1960) was a Swedish Actor Practically all Swedish actors and film directors of the 20th century had some connection with Filmstaden. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on In 1969, Svensk Filminstustri finally left Filmstaden, and the studios were used by small film producers, production of television dramas and the Riksteatern Theatre. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. One of the last major films to partly have been filmed at Filmstaden was The Emigrants. The Emigrants ( Swedish: Utvandrarna) is a 1971 Film directed by Jan Troell. Most of the buildings were quite well preserved until the beginning of the 21st century when Filmstaden had to make way for a housing development. The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Some buildings, however, have been renovated and Svensk Filmindustri has moved back its headquarters in a former studio building.
References
- Anders Birkeland, Filmstaden 1919-2000 , Stockholm: Streiffert, 2000, ISBN 91-7886-217-5