Den store Gösta Ekman (6-disc) (DVD)

The biggest, best, and most beautiful! When Gösta Ekman was buried on January 18, 1938, in Stockholm, the funeral procession was followed by 100,000 people who wanted to show their appreciation for the great actor. Our country has never seen a similar mass demonstration since then. Studio S is proud to have collected six of Ekman's best films in a single box set that also showcases his enormous breadth—the silent film "Gyurkovicsarna," the two international blockbusters "Faust" and "Clownen," and the two international blockbusters "Faust" and "Clownen."Gyurkovicsarna," the two international blockbusters "Faust" and "Clownen," the first Swedish sound film "För hennes skull," and the comedies "Kära släkten" and "Kungen kommer" (The King is Coming). The collection also includes a large amount of unique bonus material. All films are being released on DVD for the first time in Sweden.

BONUS MATERIAL

SHORT FILMS: The Gardener * An Evening with Gustaf III * Gösta Ekman as Sigge Wulff

FRAGMENTS FROM LOST FILMS: Family Traditions * A Lucky Man * The Eyes of Love

SCENES FROM GÖSTA EKMAN'S UNFINISHED LAST FILM. PHOTO GALLERIES and much more!

The Gyurkovics (1920)

Gösta Ekman shines as an impulsive second lieutenant in this twisted comedy based on a novel by Hungarian author Ferenc Herczeg. By John W Brunius, starring Gösta Ekman, Nils Asther, and Pauline Brunius.

The Clown (1926)

Clown Joe Higgins and circus princess Daisy, daughter of the circus director of Bundings Circus Company, have grown up together and seem destined for each other. By A.W. Sandberg with Gösta Ekman, Maurice de Féraudy, and Karina Bell.

Faust (1926)

The story of Faust takes up the classic struggle between good and evil, in which Faust (Gösta Ekman) sells his soul to the devil. Based on Goethe's drama of the same name. By F.W. Murnau with Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, and Camilla Horn. For Her Sake (1930)p>

SF's first sound film revolves around a young couple in the theater world who live beyond their means, resulting in financial problems and quarrels. By Paul Merzbach, starring Gösta Ekman, Håkan Westergren, and Inga Tidblad.

Kära slätten (1933)

About a wholesaler and his three daughters, whom we follow through Stockholm's financial and nightclub scene. By Gustaf Molander with Gösta Ekman, Thor Modén, Tutta Rolf, and Sickan Carlsson. The King Is Coming (1936) King Karl XV hosts a dance at Ulriksdal Palace. Marie-Louise Löwencreutz manages to sneak in despite having been banished from court because a relative of hers once sat on the queen's sun hat. By Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius with Gösta Ekman, Birgit Tengroth, and Tollie Zellman.