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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-08-08

Place of Birth

Velsen, The Netherlands

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Biography

Cornelis Vreeswijk was a Dutch-born Swedish singer-songwriter, poet and actor.

Known for

Black Palm Trees

Black Palm Trees

Four sailors stranded in Rio are about to retrieve their salary for a salvage. The only requirement is that they ALL must be sober.

The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are never heard from again.

Party hos Parnevik

Party hos Parnevik

Cornelis - Dokumentären

Cornelis - Dokumentären

A portrait of Swedish troubadour Cornelis Vreeswijk.

Cornelis och kärleken

Cornelis och kärleken

Somliga går med trasiga skor

Somliga går med trasiga skor

Cornelis Vreeswijk was one of the biggest artists in Sweden. 33 years after his death, his songs are still played daily on the radio and on various streaming services. Cornelis Vreeswijk has a special position in Swedish music history and has reached out to new generations of listeners and artists.

Lite ditt och datt om Cornelis

Lite ditt och datt om Cornelis

Gamla och nya bilder

Gamla och nya bilder

Niklas and the Figure

Niklas and the Figure

Young Niklas and his friend the Figure are looking for the homeless dog for Niklas.

Power and Equality

Power and Equality

Debate film about concentration of power and equality efforts.

The Lustful Vicar

The Lustful Vicar

During a witch trial in the seventeenth century a woman is accused of being a witch and burned at the stake. The witch curse the village priest who pushed through the accusations and promises that her offspring will avenge her. During the Caroline the priest's son take over as vicar of the congregation, and the daughter of the witch bewitches him so that he suffers constant erection. This is off course very embarrassing for the vicar. The local women has to step in and try to set things right

Hej du glada sommar!!!

Hej du glada sommar!!!

"Hello Happy Summer!!!" - Valle and Bror are two fishermen brothers who lives in the remote archipelago. One day Valles wife receives a big inheritance from a distant relative and their lives takes a new turn.

Året var 1974

Året var 1974

The year begins with an energy crisis and petrol rationing. And there will be parental insurance so that even fathers can stay at home with their children. Cleaners around Sweden are on strike for better conditions. Worry grows for the Swedish tourists in the holiday paradise of Cyprus. That and much more in this column about the year 1974.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Gothenburg

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Gothenburg

The most popular bands in Sweden are travelling from Stockholm to Gothenburg for a pop contest. The problem is that no one has the money needed to get to Gothenburg, and no one wants the other bands to reach the destination. Some of the most popular Swedish bands of the 1960s figures in the movie: Lee Kings, Spotnicks, Ola & The Janglers, Jerry Williams & The Violents, Shanes, Sten & Stanley and Hounds.

Cornelis - Balladen om den flygande holländaren

Cornelis - Balladen om den flygande holländaren

A documentary about the poet / singer / actor Cornelis Vreeswijk. Made about a year before he died.