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dramatens right lena cederqvist , karl-magnus thulstrup , mona martensson , elevskola mimi pollak , vera schmiterlöw , greta garbo , '' class ` alf sjöberg '' ' and håkan westergren of 1922-1924 , from left to 17 april 1980 stockholm , sweden stockholm , sweden 21 june 1903 1925 -- 1969 dramatenselevskola1922.jpg alf sjöberg
 alf sjöberg film director
alf sjöberg

sven erik alf sjöberg -lrb- 21 june 1903 , stockholm -- 17 april 1980 -rrb- was a swedish theatre and film director .
he won the grand prix du festival at the cannes film festival twice : in 1946 for `` iris and the lieutenant '' -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- part of an eleven-way tie -rrb- , and in 1951 for his film `` miss julie '' -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- an adaption of august strindberg 's play which tied with vittorio de sica 's `` miracle in milan '' -rrb- .
despite his success with films `` torment '' -lrb- 1944 -rrb- and `` miss julie '' , sjöberg was foremost a stage director ; perhaps the greatest at dramaten -lrb- alongside first olof molander and later ingmar bergman -rrb- .
he was a first director of sweden 's royal dramatic theatre in the years 1930 -- 1980 , where he staged a large number of remarkable and historic productions .
sjöberg was also a pioneer director of drama for early swedish tv -lrb- his 1955 tv production of `` hamlet '' is a national milestone -rrb- .
at the 3rd guldbagge awards sjöberg won the award for best director for the film '' Ön '' .
sjöberg died in a car accident on his way to rehearsal at the royal dramatic theatre in stockholm .
