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Allan Ekelund

Allan Ekelund

Producer · Died September 4, 2009, aged 91 · Örebro, Örebro län, Sweden

Born
January 16, 1918
Died
September 4, 2009 (aged 91)
From
Örebro, Örebro län, Sweden
Works as
Producer
Titles
15 on Motif · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 15% in 30 days

What are Allan Ekelund's films like?

Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Motif score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Motif score: 83rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Society
21%
Morality
18%
Self
13%
Survival
13%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
5
Contemplative
5
Romantic
4
Bittersweet
5
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Allan Ekelund's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (14).

Subscription and free streaming for Allan Ekelund's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 15 with a Motif page.

  • All These Women(1964)

    Producer

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • 491 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Production Manager

  • The Silence(1963)

    Producer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Lyckodrömmen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Production Manager

  • Winter Light(1963)

    Producer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Siska (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Production Manager

  • Just Once More (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Production Manager

  • The Mistress (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Producer · Production Manager

  • The Brig Three Lilies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • The Pleasure Garden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Production Manager

  • Through a Glass Darkly(1961)

    Producer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Heist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Production Manager

  • On a Bench in a Park (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Production Manager

  • The Devil's Eye(1960)

    Producer · Production Manager

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Decimals of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Production Manager

  • The Virgin Spring(1960)

    Producer

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Heaven and Pancakes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Production Manager

  • Swinging at the Castle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Production Manager

  • Miss Chic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • The Magician(1958)

    Producer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Flottans överman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Production Manager

  • You Are My Adventure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer · Production Manager

  • Summer Place Wanted (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Production Manager

  • Night Light (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Production Manager

  • Möten i skymningen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • Wild Strawberries(1957)

    Producer

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Halo Is Slipping (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Production Manager

  • The Seventh Seal(1957)

    Producer

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Song of the Scarlet Flower (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer · Production Manager

  • Last Pair Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Seventh Heaven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer · Production Manager

  • Private Entrance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Smiles of a Summer Night(1955)

    Producer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Enhörningen(1955)

    Production Manager

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sir Arne's Treasure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    Production Manager

  • A Lesson in Love(1954)

    Producer · Production Manager

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Glass Mountain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • Dance, My Doll (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • Summer with Monika(1953)

    Producer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Secrets of Women(1952)

    Producer

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Summer Interlude (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Tull-Bom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Production Manager

  • To Joy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer · Production Manager · as The Officiant (uncredited)

  • Father Bom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Production Manager

  • Singoalla (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Production Manager

  • Prison (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Production Manager

  • Crime in the Sun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    Production Manager

  • A Ship to India(1947)

    Production Manager

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Oss tjuvar emellan eller en burk ananas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Assistant Director

  • The Emperor of Portugallia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Torment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Production Assistant

  • Kungajakt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Assistant Director

  • Älskling, jag ger mig (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Assistant Director

  • There's a Fire Burning (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Assistant Director

  • Ride Tonight! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Assistant Director

  • A Singing Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Assistant Director

  • Flickan i fönstret mitt emot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Assistant Director

  • The Fight Continues (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles from 1941 to 1964.

Biggest box office

The Seventh Seal (1957)

$336K worldwide

Highest rated

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Motif 98th

Film career

  • 1950Screen debut· To Joy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 58: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing25 of 58: 19 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Motif score95thEditing1 of 58: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew38 of 58: 32 only other crew, 6 with another role

58 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1940s15 · crew1950s27 · 1 acting · 27 crew1960s16 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Allan Ekelund's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 94th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Motif score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Motif 98th · 86% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Allan Ekelund's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 Motif titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles12–55 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles14–60 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity6 titles3–17 · median 7 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles9–40 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles33–67 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Allan Ekelund work with?

People who share at least 2 of Allan Ekelund's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ingmar Bergman shares the most, 13.

Directors

  • Ingmar Bergman13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Ingmar Bergman

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles