# List of Swedish films of the 1970s

This is a list of films produced in Sweden and in the Swedish language in the 1970s.

## 1970

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| Ann and Eve | Arne Mattsson | Gio Petré, Marie Liljedahl, Francisco Rabal | Drama | Ann och Eve - de erotiska | Swedish/Yugoslav co-production |
| A Baltic Tragedy | Johan Bergenstråhle | Bo Brundin, Anneli Sauli, Yrjö Tähtelä | Drama | Baltutlämningen | Entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Blushing Charlie | Vilgot Sjöman | Bernt Lundquist, Solveig Ternström, Tomas Bolme | Drama | Lyckliga skitar | Entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Lustful Vicar | Torgny Wickman | Jarl Borssén, Margit Carlqvist, Magali Noël | Comedy | Kyrkoherden | |
| A Swedish Love Story | Roy Andersson | Ann-Sofie Kylin, Rolf Sohlman, Anita Lindblom | Drama | En kärlekshistoria | Entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival |

## 1971

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| The Apple War | Tage Danielsson | Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund, Max von Sydow | Comedy-drama | Äppelkriget | |
| The Emigrants | Jan Troell | Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Monica Zetterlund | Drama | Utvandrarna | Nominated for four Academy Awards in 1972, including Best Picture; won New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1972 and a Golden Globe for Best Actress |
| Joe Hill | Bo Widerberg | Thommy Berggren, Anja Schmidt, Kelvin Malave | Biopic | Joe Hill | Won the Jury Prize at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival |
| The Touch | Ingmar Bergman | Elliott Gould, Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow | Drama | Beröringen | Spoken in English |

## 1972

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| Andersson's Kalle | Arne Stivell | Sickan Carlsson, Sten-Åke Cederhök, Britta Holmberg | Comedy | Anderssonskans Kalle | |
| Cries and Whispers | Ingmar Bergman | Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann | Drama | Viskningar och rop | Won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, nominated for four other Academy Awards including Best Picture |
| Honeymoon | Claes Lundberg | Lena Lindgren, Lena-Pia Bernhardsson, Tord Peterson | Drama | Smekmånad | Entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Man Who Quit Smoking | Tage Danielsson | Gösta Ekman, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Gunn Wållgren | Comedy | Mannen som slutade röka | |
| The New Land | Jan Troell | Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg | Drama | Nybyggarna | Sequel to The Emigrants |

## 1973

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| Andersson's Kalle on Top Form | Arne Stivell | Sickan Carlsson, Sten-Åke Cederhök, Britta Holmberg | Comedy | Anderssonskans Kalle i busform | |
| Anita | Torgny Wickman | Christina Lindberg, Stellan Skarsgård, Arne Ragneborn | Drama | Anita – ur en tonårsflickas dagbok | |
| Scenes from a Marriage | Ingmar Bergman | Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Bibi Andersson | Drama | Scener ur ett äktenskap | Won Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1975 |
| Thriller – A Cruel Picture | Alex Fridolinski | Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Per-Axel Arosenius | Exploitation | Thriller – en grym film | |

## 1974

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| Gangsterfilmen | Lars G. Thelestam | Clu Gulager, Ernst Günther, Per Oscarsson | Crime | Gangsterfilmen | Entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival |
| A Handful of Love | Vilgot Sjöman | Anita Ekström, Ingrid Thulin, Gösta Bredefeldt | Drama | En handfull kärlek | Entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Last Adventure | Jan Halldoff | Göran Stangertz, Ann Zacharias, Marianne Aminoff | Drama | Det sista äventyret | |

## 1975

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| Giliap | Roy Andersson | Thommy Berggren, Mona Seilitz, Pernilla August | Drama | Giliap | |
| A Guy and a Gal | Lasse Hallström | Brasse Brännström, Börje Ahlstedt, Chatarina Larsson | Comedy | En kille och en tjej | |
| The Magic Flute | Ingmar Bergman | Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård, Ulrik Cold | Opera | Trollflöjten | |
| Maria | Mats Arehn | Lis Nilheim, Janne Carlsson, Ulf Hasseltorp | Drama | Maria | |
| Release the Prisoners to Spring | Tage Danielsson | Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Lena Nyman, Margaretha Krook | Comedy | Släpp fångarne loss, det är vår! | |
| What the Swedish Butler Saw | Vernon P. Becker | Ole Søltoft, Sue Longhurst, Diana Dors | Comedy | Champagnegalopp | |
| The White Wall | Stig Björkman | Harriet Andersson, Lena Nyman, Sven Wollter | Drama | Den vita väggen | Entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival |

## 1976

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| Bel Ami | Mac Ahlberg | Harry Reems, Christa Linder, Marie Forså | Comedy | Bel Ami | |
| Buddies | Jan Halldoff | Anki Lidén, Göran Stangertz, Thomas Hellberg | Drama | Polare | |
| City of My Dreams | Ingvar Skogsberg | Eddie Axberg, Märta Dorff, Peter Lindgren | Drama | Mina drömmars stad | |
| Face to Face | Ingmar Bergman | Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Gunnar Björnstrand | Drama | Ansikte mot ansikte | Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress (Ullmann) and Best Director (Bergman); won Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1977 |
| Hello Baby | Johan Bergenstråhle | Marie-Louise Ekman, Anders Ek, Siv Ericks | Drama | Hallo Baby | |
| The Man on the Roof | Bo Widerberg | Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg | Crime thriller | Mannen på taket | |
| Sven Klang's Combo | Stellan Olsson | Henric Holmberg, Eva Remaeus, Christer Boustedt | Drama | Sven Klangs kvintett | |

## 1977

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| ABBA: The Movie | Lasse Hallström | ABBA | Musical | | A film about the Swedish pop group ABBA |
| Bang! | Jan Troell | Susan Hampshire, Yvonne Lombard, Ulf Palme | Drama | Bang! | Entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival |
| The Brothers Lionheart | Olle Hellbom | Staffan Götestam, Lars Söderdahl,Allan Edwall | Fantasy | Bröderna Lejonhjärta | Based on the novel by Astrid Lindgren; entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Elvis! Elvis! | Kay Pollak | Lena-Pia Bernhardsson, Allan Edwall, Kent Andersson | Drama | Elvis! Elvis! | Entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival |
| Games of Love and Loneliness | Anja Breien | Lil Terselius , Chatarina Larsson, Birgitta Andersson | Drama | Den allvarsamma leken | |
| Paradise Place | Gunnel Lindblom | Marianne Aminoff, Birgitta Valberg, Sif Ruud | Drama | Paradistorg | |

## 1978

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| The Adventures of Picasso | Tage Danielsson | Gösta Ekman, Margaretha Krook, Lena Olin | Comedy | Picassos äventyr | |
| Autumn Sonata | Ingmar Bergman | Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman | Drama | Hostsonaten | Nominated for two Academy Awards; won Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1979 |
| The Walls of Freedom | Marianne Ahrne | Annicka Kronberg, Marianne Stjernqvist, Torgny Anderberg | Drama | Frihetens murar | Entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival |

## 1979

| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes |
| Christopher's House | Lars Lennart Forsberg | Thommy Berggren, Agneta Eckemyr, Börje Ahlstedt | Drama | Kristoffers hus | Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival |
| Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti | Ralf Långbacka | Lasse Pöysti, Arja Saijonmaa | Drama | Herr Puntila och hans dräng Matti | |
| Kejsaren | Jösta Hagelbäck | Anders Åberg, Sigurd Björling | Drama | Kejsaren | Entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Repmånad | Lasse Åberg | Lasse Åberg, Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson, Ted Åström | Comedy | Repmånad |
| Victoria | Bo Widerberg | Michaela Jolin [sv], Stephan Schwartz [de], Christiane Hörbiger, Hans Christian Blech, Peter Schildt | Drama | Victoria | Entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival |