FrameThrower · Actors · Gunnar Björnstrand
Gunnar Björnstrand
15 films · 890 frames · top-billed in 7 · 1948–1978
Born 13 November 1909 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden · died 26 May 1986
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Gunnar Björnstrand was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. He was born in Stockholm. He appeared in over 120 films.
Björnstrand at first had trouble finding work but got an engagement in Helsinki with his wife 1936-1938. Back in Stockholm he met Ingmar Bergman, at that time a mostly unknown theatre director. In the 1940s he got his first major film roles, making a breakthrough with the 1946 movie Kristin kommenderar. He was a versatile actor who could play tough and tender as well as comedy and tragedy. His daughter Veronica Björnstrand is also an actress.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 15 films · 890 frames · top-billed in 7 · 1948–1978
- Ingmar Bergman Award1983
How their films are shot
Measured across 890 frames from the 15 films we hold. This is the look of the work Gunnar takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 15 films we hold, 47% of their frames are night — the look of the work Gunnar takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Rite
1969 · Hans Winkelmann
Winter Light
1963 · Tomas Ericsson
Through A Glass Darkly
1961 · David
The Magician
1958 · Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Jöns
Smiles Of A Summer Night
1955 · Fredrik Egerman
Dreams
1955 · Otto Sönderby, konsul
Autumn Sonata
1978 · Paul
Face to Face
1976 · Jenny's Grandfather
Persona
1966 · Herr Vogler
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Evald
A Lesson In Love
1954 · David Erneman
Sawdust and Tinsel
1953 · Mr. Sjuberg
Waiting Women
1952 · Fredrik Lobelius
Music in Darkness
1948 · Klasson
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 890 frames from Gunnar Björnstrand's 15 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.