Jan Troell

Jan Troell was born in Sweden in July 1931. He has made more than 40 films during his career, many of these have earned nominations and won awards across the world - the adaptations for the screen of Vilhelm Moberg's classic novels, THE EMIGRANTS (1971) and UNTO A GOOD LAND (1972) amongst others, which were nominated for several Academy Award's. Troell's THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE (1982), with Max von Sydow in the lead role won an Academy Award for Best Foreign… (more)