Bengt Ekerot

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Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot was a Swedish actor and director. He had several important roles in Swedish films, but he became immortalized in 1957 when he starred in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, portraying Death as a white-faced man in a black cloak, an archetype that has influenced the representation of Death in countless instances in film and other media since then. All in all Bengt Ekerot appeared in 35 feature films and directed 7 from 1940 to 1968. "He was wrestled with the conditions of his hunger. He cried over his violent appetite. The demons destroyed his beauty." Erland Josephson on Bengt Ekerot in "The Role"(Book 1989)

Most Popular Bengt Ekerot Trailers

Total trailers found: 40

Man glömmer ingenting Trailer (1942)

16 December 1942

When Nora's father unexpectedly dies, she moves to her uncle Berthold and his wife Alice. Berthold is immediately attracted to the 19-year old girl, but his wife, jealous and alcoholic, notices it and becomes hostile to Nora.

On a Bench in a Park Trailer (1960)

19 December 1960

Sam Persson is released from a mental hospital. He goes to Stockholm to meet a man he hates, theater manager Stig Brender.

Ola and Julia Trailer (1967)

20 August 1967

Ola is a pop idol, touring with his band in Sweden in the mid-60's. Julia is a young actress in a traveling theatre company.

13 Chairs Trailer (1945)

26 December 1945

Filip Palm works as a clerk. His hobby is creating inventions of different sorts. He has just received a big inheritance and has fallen in love with Gun Svärdsjö.

The Nuthouse Trailer (1951)

21 September 1951

In Stockholm in the year 2248 an excavation leads to the discovery of 45,000 meters of film from the 1940's master director Hasse Ekman .

The Seventh Seal Trailer (1957)

16 February 1957

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life.

Det glada kalaset Trailer (1946)

03 September 1946

Bojan runs a guest house, with economical problems. She decides, therefore, to arrange a big party. If she will go bankrupt, it might as well happen to cheerful music.

They Staked Their Lives Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

"With life at stake"- Max is illegal arms dealers and lives with Wanda, a spy for the dictatorship in which they live.

Marianne Trailer (1953)

24 September 1953

Marianne and Jojje are in the last grade of a Stockholm high school. Jojje is very fond of his talented, sensitive classmate.

Herre med portfölj Trailer (1943)

30 November 1943

Rolf Berger, a hard working and dutiful deputy judge at the court of appeal, has been married for many years with Eva.

Snapphanar Trailer (1941)

26 December 1941

In an occupied country, the people rise to throw off the occupants. This includes Jens the farmer and his three sons who successfully perform sneak attacks on the invading army.

The Talk of the Town Trailer (1941)

29 September 1941

In a small town anonymous letters are delivered to five different families. The letters are signed "Veritas" (Truth).

Brita i grosshandlarhuset Trailer (1946)

04 February 1946

Brita moves from the countryside and her parent's cabbage patch to work as a housemaid in Stockholm. The big city overwhelms her at first and she falls in love with a young man.

Natt i hamn Trailer (1943)

27 September 1943

Early 1940s, during WW2, pitch black waters except for a moon-shadow over the waves. Surrounded by minefields and the fog slips in the sweeping headlights of the cargo ship S/S Rune.

The Magician Trailer (1958)

26 December 1958

A traveling magician and his troupe arrive in a Swedish town in the 1840s, where their act is scrutinized by local authorities and a skeptical medical official.

We Home Toilers Trailer (1942)

04 April 1942

The stern, but kind-hearted, Kristiana from the country takes place as a maid with the Larsson family in Stockholm, previously (in)famous for its rapid turnover of housemaids.

Jazz Boy Trailer (1958)

06 October 1958

The rich young man Teddy Anker invests his money in the theater at the beginning of the 1920s. Whatever he does becomes a success.

Sonja Trailer (1943)

05 November 1943

Kurt and Sonja are happily married and dream of buying a house and have children. One day Kurt's old friend Nick pops up.

Who Saw Him Die? Trailer (1968)

18 March 1968

Sören Mårtensson is a middle school teacher. His classroom occupied by half-grown children. His work is tormenting him and at night he is haunted by nightmares.

The Face of War Trailer (1963)

31 October 1963

A realistic depiction of the cruelties of war in modern time.

The Corridor Trailer (1968)

11 December 1968

A newly graduated doctor finds trauma too heavy in everyday work of the hospital. He is constantly facing new demands which ultimately threatens to overpower him.

Interlude Trailer (1946)

11 February 1946

The Swedish doctor of literature Vilhelm Canitz arrives in Lugano in Switzerland, close to Italy, for a few weeks stay at a medical clinic.

Måsen Trailer (1959)

20 November 1959

This quintessential Chekhov drama--his first success--is both comic and tragic. A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental play written and staged by the young man of the house, Konstantin, an aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre.

Crime and Punishment Trailer (1945)

16 October 1945

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

När ungdomen vaknar Trailer (1943)

01 November 1943

Liv and Kåre both come from broken families bursting with frustration and aggression's. Having found each other they now feel supported and loved.

Sceningång Trailer (1956)

03 December 1956

A day in the life of a theater ensemble. The acting students are struggling to get one foot ahead of the others and the regular cast is fighting for the good parts.

Put Our Märta First or As Luck Will Have It Trailer (1945)

29 September 1945

An out-of-work musician is desperate for work and when his best friend sees an add requesting a cellist he signs him up.

Here Is Your Life Trailer (1966)

26 December 1966

A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and romances that gradually shape his future.

Hanna in High Society Trailer (1940)

04 November 1940

When the old colonel Hummerborg dies, he leaves his fortune and estate to his trusted housemaid Hanna.

Hamlet Trailer (1955)

04 December 1955

Prince Hamlet returns home from the university of Wittenberg to attend his father's funeral. His uncle Claudius, the new King, has announced his brother's widow queen.

Life's Just Great Trailer (1967)

23 January 1967

Two impressionable teenage girls fall in with a beatnik crowd that is content to avoid work and have fun.

Flames in the Dark Trailer (1942)

02 March 1942

Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically ill mother that he will get married.

Rosen på Tistelön Trailer (1945)

05 August 1945

A smuggler's daughter falls in love with the son of a customs inspector.

Barbacka Trailer (1946)

18 November 1946

Connie is growing up on an estate and cling especially to Gunnar. When Connie mention that she has met a man, Gunnar gets angry and repels her.

The D.T.'s Trailer (1966)

27 June 1966

An eccentric, offbeat man performing pranks and peculiarities becomes a major concern for the Stockholm authorities.

Dynamite Trailer (1947)

07 February 1947

Young Allan feed on petty crime and theft. He spice his life by scaring people with stolen dynamite.

The Royal Rabble Trailer (1945)

19 January 1945

The ups and downs of three generations in an acting family.

Det går an Trailer (1963)

10 October 1963

Albert falls in love with Sara, but she doesn't want a conventional marriage.

Three Sons Trailer (1945)

03 March 1945

Drama evolving around three brothers who join the air force to become flight cadets. When Åke's plane goes missing, the other two must find him.

Portrait of Stockholm - A Walk Through 5 Centuries Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

The material is taken from the exhibition 'Konstnärernas' (Artists) Stockholm in Liljewalch's art gallery in autumn 1963, with paintings from 1583 to the present day.