Actor

Jörn Donner

Directing

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Movies: 61Series: 1Crew credits: 48

TMDB ID: 47061

IMDb ID: nm0232807

Known for: Directing

Born: February 5, 1933

Died: January 30, 2020

Age: 86

Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1954 - 2021

Years active: 68

Average TMDB rating: 6.84

Wikidata: Q982339

Also known as

Bjorn Thunder

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Producer (23)Director (17)Editor (2)Co-Producer (1)Creator (1)Novel (1)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)

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Biography

Jörn Donner was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. Internationally he was best known for his film Fanny and Alexander (1982), that won four Academy Awards, including the award for the best foreign language film. In Finland he was known for his work as an author, as well as having been member of both, Parliament of Finland and European Union.