Portrait of Gustaf Molander

Directing

Gustaf Molander

Career

Active from 1916 to 1980, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Man There Was
A Man There Was
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gustaf Molander Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Swedish Cinema 9
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Rural Life 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 61
Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

Story

1970s

2 titles
Aunt Brown's Birthday
Aunt Brown's Birthday (1971)

Writer

Petter och Lotta på äventyr
Petter och Lotta på äventyr (1970)

Writer

1960s

7 titles · average score 58
Farbror Blås nya båt
Farbror Blås nya båt (1968)

Writer

Petter's and Lotta's Christmas
Petter's and Lotta's Christmas (1968)

Writer

Tant Grön, tant Brun och tant Gredelin
Tant Grön, tant Brun och tant Gredelin (1968)

Writer

Stimulantia
Stimulantia (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Topaze
Topaze (1963)

Writer

Trasiga änglar
Trasiga änglar (1962)

Adaptation

När seklet var ungt
När seklet var ungt (1961)

as Narrator (voice)

1950s

10 titles
Song of the Scarlet Flower
Song of the Scarlet Flower (1956)

Director

The Unicorn
The Unicorn (1955)

Writer, Director

Sir Arne's Treasure
Sir Arne's Treasure (1954)

Writer, Director

The Glass Mountain
The Glass Mountain (1953)

Director, Writer

Defiance
Defiance (1952)

Director

Love
Love (1952)

Director, Writer

I Am the Way
I Am the Way (1952)

Director

Divorced
Divorced (1951)

Director

The Quartet That Split Up
The Quartet That Split Up (1950)

Writer, Director

Fianceé for Hire
Fianceé for Hire (1950)

Director

1940s

19 titles · average score 63
Eva
Eva (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Scenario Writer, Director

Life Starts Now
Life Starts Now (1948)

Additional Writing, Director

Woman Without a Face
Woman Without a Face (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

Affairs of a Model
Affairs of a Model (1946)

Director

The Emperor of Portugallia
The Emperor of Portugallia (1944)

as Narrator (voice)

The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall (1944)

Director

Ordet
Ordet (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

There's a Fire Burning
There's a Fire Burning (1943)

Writer, Director

Ride Tonight!
Ride Tonight! (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

The Fight Continues
The Fight Continues (1941)

Writer, Director

Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never (1941)

Director

Kyökin puolella
Kyökin puolella (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

28 titles · average score 62
Variety is the Spice of Life
Variety is the Spice of Life (1939)

Director

Only One Night
Only One Night (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Dollar
Dollar (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face (1938)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Sara Learns Manners
Sara Learns Manners (1937)

Director

Intermezzo
Intermezzo (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

On the Sunny Side
On the Sunny Side (1936)

Director

The Family Secret
The Family Secret (1936)

Director

Swedenhielms
Swedenhielms (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

Fasters millioner
Fasters millioner (1934)

Director

A Little Flirt
A Little Flirt (1934)

Director

Servant's Entrance
Servant's Entrance (1932)

Director

1920s

15 titles · average score 59
Triumph of the Heart
Triumph of the Heart (1929)

Director

Parisiennes
Parisiennes (1928)

Director

Sin
Sin (1928)

Director

His English Wife
His English Wife (1927)

Director

Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips (1927)

Director

To the Orient
To the Orient (1926)

Writer, Director

The Ingmar Inheritance
The Ingmar Inheritance (1925)

Director, Writer

Constable Paulus’ Easter Cracker
Constable Paulus’ Easter Cracker (1925)

Director

33.333
33.333 (1924)

Writer, Director

Pirates of the Mälaren
Pirates of the Mälaren (1923)

Director, Writer

Erotikon
Erotikon (1920)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Tyranny of Hate
The Tyranny of Hate (1920)

Writer, Director

1910s

6 titles · average score 67
Sir Arne's Treasure
Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Song of the Scarlet Flower
Song of the Scarlet Flower (1919)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Thomas Graal's Best Child
Thomas Graal's Best Child (1918)

Writer

A Man There Was
A Man There Was (1917)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Thomas Graal's Best Film
Thomas Graal's Best Film (1917)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Miller’s Documents
Miller’s Documents (1916)

Writer