From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish film director. Typically Troell writes his own scripts, and serves as his own director of photography. He is known for his realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is generally present. Jan Troell is cited as one of the greatest modern Swedish film directors, along with Ingmar Bergman, and Bo Widerberg. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Troell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

KNOWN FOR

The Guldbagge Awards
1989
The Emigrants
1974
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
Summer Day
1961
Here Is Your Life
1966
Being Bo Widerberg
2025
Zandy's Bride
1974
As White as in Snow
2001
Everlasting Moments
2008
The Last Sentence
2012
The Flight of the Eagle
1982
Light Keeps Me Company
2000

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
16
Directing
52
Writing
35
Producing
4
Camera
39
Editing
31
Sound
1
Crew
4
2025
Once Upon a Time There Was a Now
as Self
2025
Being Bo Widerberg
as Self
2021
Ett par dagar i november med Jan Troell
as Self
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
2016
Coming to America: Jan Troell on 'The Emigrants' and 'The New Land'
as Self
2016
Året var 1966
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Året var 1964
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Room 1112
2011
Jan Troell - Sökaren
as Himself
2009
Troell Behind the Camera
2005
To Paint With Pictures
as Self
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
1998
Life at Any Cost
as Himself
1989
The Guldbagge Awards
as Self - Creative Achievement winner
1988
Land of Dreams
as Self
1964
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
as Self