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Max von Sydow

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Filmography (All Films)

 
FatherFather (1990)
Dir. John Power
Feat. Max von Sydow, Julia Blake, Carol Drinkwater
Compelling drama has a daughter reeling from the revelation that her gentle father may have been a Nazi. Somewhat subtler than THE MUSIC BOX.
Kiss Before Dying, AKiss Before Dying, A (1991)
Dir. James Dearden
Feat. Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow
Handsome remake of the 1956 thriller stars Matt Dillon as an ambitious young sicko who charms and murders his way into a powerful family. Sean Young…
Best IntentionsBest Intentions (1992)
Dir. Bille August
Feat. Samuel Froler, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow
Sincere, meticulous yet characteristically bleak adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's biographical account of his parents' turbulent courtship and…
Needful ThingsNeedful Things (1993) Recommended
Dir. Fraser C. Heston
Feat. Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Amanda Plummer
This Faustian tale has Max Von Sydow (ironically) cast as the devil who trades special goods for diabolic favours. Stephen King's rambling novel…
Citizen XCitizen X (1995)
Dir. Chris Gerolmo
Feat. Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow
A suitably disturbing account of the world's most prolific serial killer, Viktor Burakov, a man whose eight year, 52–victim reign of terror…
Snow Falling On CedarsSnow Falling On Cedars (1998)
Dir. Scott Hicks
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Sam Shepard, Max von Sydow
The seemingly perfect conjunction of David Guterson's best–selling novel and dir. Hicks (SHINE), results in a technically magnificent, but…
NurembergNuremberg (2000)
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy, Brian Cox
This two part miniseries follows the Chief Prosecutor through the Nuremberg Trials of 1945–46.
IntactoIntacto (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Feat. Max von Sydow, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Guillermo Toledo
A finely devised Spanish thriller, in which particularly obsessed gamblers contest their 'Luck' in various absurd, dangerous and creepy…
SleeplessSleepless (Non ho Sonno) (2001)
Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Max von Sydow, Stefano Dionisi, Chiara Caselli
A welcome return to his 'giallo' roots by dir. Argento, turning a tangled tango between a serial–killer and recently–retired detective…
Minority ReportMinority Report (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow
An exhilarating science fiction thriller that lavishly realizes (and embellishes) a Philip K. Dick short story with the corporate muscle and…
Autumn HeartsAutumn Hearts (Emotional Arithmetic) (2009)
Dir. Paolo Barzman
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Christopher Plummer, Gabriel Byrne
Drama focused on three Holocaust survivors who spent time together at the Drancy internment camp and re–unite decades after their…
Solomon KaneSolomon Kane (2009)
Dir. Michael J. Bassett
Feat. James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Pete Postlethwaite
Conan creator Robert E. Howard's pulpy fantasy gets a suitably bloody adaptation with James Purefoy donning the boots to star as the hell–bound…
Shutter IslandShutter Island (2010)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
Martin Scorsese’s latest is an intensely atmospheric, if overly confounding psychological thriller, set on a remote island which is home to shadowy…
Robin HoodRobin Hood (2010)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow
Reuniting GLADIATOR director Ridley Scott with star Russell Crowe, this brawnier, grittier update of the Sherwood forest legend surveys the origins…
Moomins and the Comet ChaseMoomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
Dir. Maria Lindberg
Feat. Max von Sydow, Alexander Skarsgard, Stellan Skarsgard
Tove Jansson's beloved creatures get an animated outing as Moomintroll and his friends rush to save everyone in Moomin Valley from a ferocious comet.…
Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
Dir. Stephen Daldry
Feat. Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn
The grief and curiosity of a nine–year–old autistic boy is explored in this tough, but tender drama set in the aftermath of the September…
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force AwakensStar Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) Recommended
Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac
A triumphant return to a a galaxy far, far away – and one that seemed further away after the prequels – is thrillingly directed by reboot…
KurskKursk (2019)
Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Feat. Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Colin Firth
Naval drama follows the 2000 K–141 Kursk submarine disaster and the governmental negligence that followed. As the sailors fight for survival,…

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