As White as in Snow (2001)

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Original title	Så vit som en snö
Swedish release title	Så vit som en snö
International title	As White as in Snow
Co-production title	Så hvid som sne (Danmark)

Director	Jan Troell
Screenplay	Jan Troell Jacques Werup (i samarbete med) Karl-Erik Olsson-Snogeröd Jimmy Karlsson
Story	Karl-Erik Olsson-Snogeröd
Producer	Lars Hermann
Line Producer	Maritha Norstedt
Production Manager	Gila Bergqvist Ulfung (as Gila Bergqvist) Kaare Storemyr Madeleine Ekman (Luleå)
Director of Photography	Jan Troell Mischa Gavrjusjov
Music	Magnus Dahlberg
Production Designer	Peter Bävman
Film Editor	Jan Troell
Production Mixer	Klas Engström Stefan Ljungberg Mats Johnson (Luleå)
Sound Design	Olle Tannergård
Assistant Director	Dan Zethraeus Binne Thoresen Beata Gårdeler (andra)
Stunt Coordinator	Kimmo Rajala
Script Supervisor	Susanne Falck
Executive Producer	Erik Crone Johan Mardell Kerstin Bonnier
Production Coordinator	Ebba Löwenhielm Peetre
Location Manager	Martin Persson
Unit Manager	Leo Isla
Production Assistant	Ulrika Förster Liselotte Andersson (Luleå) Figge Heurlin Set Jonasson
Craft service	Åsa Lowén Figge Heurlin
Runner	Kenneth Skoglundh
Extras Casting	Sara Henriz Karin Tydén Fredrik Ydhag (Luleå)
Production Accountant	Sara Krantz (Sverige) Anette Nilsson (Sverige) Birthe Aabye (Danmark) Lone Sloth (Danmark) Aase Christensen (Danmark)
Production Secretary	Maiken Hansen
Casting Assistant	Maria Kiisk
Film Commissioner	Mats Arehn (Svenska Filminstitutet) Thomas Winding (Danmark)
Post Production Supervisor	Stine Abell (efterarbetsproducent) Lene Rostrup (efterarbetskoordinator)
First Assistant Cameraman	Alex Lindén Torbjörn Andersson (Luleå)
Second Assistant Cameraman	Jon Rudberg Anna von Ahlefeld
Still Photographer	Ole Kragh-Jacobsen Terje Lindblom (Luleå)
Gaffer	Per Danbo (chefselektriker) Lars-Göran "Labbe" Nygren Torben Borup-Madsen Patrik Ekman (Luleå)
Best Boy	Carl Schonebohm
Key Grip	Johan Wallin Patrik Ekman (Luleå)
Grip Best Boy	Oliver Lazarevski
Color Timer	Michael Frank Nielsen
Negative Cutter	Evelyn Kristiansen
Optical Printer	Peter Jerris
Music Mixer	Martin Hennel
Musician	Annika Härdelin Sandström (oboe) Magnus Dahlberg (piano)
Assistant Production Designer	Pernilla Olsson
Carpenter	Kjell Eriksson Carl Thornberg
Painter	Hans Erik Olsen Karl Adrian Holmkvist
Propman	Thorkil Slebsager (chefsrekvisitör) Paul Gustavsson Linda Janson Anders Olausson
Assistant Property Master	Set Jonasson
Costume Designer	Katja Watkins Susanne Karlsson (Luleå)
Dressmaker	Vera Andersson
Tailor	Birgitta Jonsson (tillskärare/skräddare) Inger Gamin (damskräddare)
Make-up / Hair	Anna-Lena Melin Maria Strid
Make-up Supervisor	Mia Eriksson-Degerlund (as Mia Ericsson-Degerlund) (Luleå)
Construction Coordinator	Anders Engelbrecht (hangar) Johan Sjölin (Stockholm)
Assistant Costume Designer	Gabriella Ekman Charlotte Melander Anette Borglin Kerstin Almlöf
Stunt	Jesper Bergstrand (fallskärmsstunt) Kimmo Rajala Lars Hjelm Lars Höglund (as Lasse Höglund)
Assistant Film Editor	Ulrika Rang
Sound Editor	Jenni Glasdam Roar Skau Olsen (as Roar Skau-Olsen) Kim Dalum Leif Westerlund Anja Floreman
Foley	Julien Naudin Vincent Maloumien
Re-recording Mixer	Carl Aage Hansen (as Nalle Hansen)
Trainee	Sofia Myrenberg
Graphics	Greger Ulf Nilson Björn Kusoffsky
Legal Advisor	Lena Haugaard (juridisk assistans) Michael Havemann (juridisk assistans)
Other Crew	Jimmy Karlsson (projektutveckling) Nicklas Östergren (uniformer/flygutrustning) Seth Ericson (fallskärmskoordinator) Jard Grandelius (hoppledare) Mikael Carlson (stuntpilot & flyg) Gunilla Engström (flyg) Roland Carlsson (flyg) Oskar Nilsson (flyg) Joachim Carlson (flyg) Tony Bianchi (flyg) Daniel Coplet (flyg) Stefan Schaufferd (flyg) Kristoffer Johansson (handyman, Luleå) Annette Hansen (musikrättigheter)

Amanda Ooms	Elsa Andersson
Rikard Wolff	Robert Friedman
Björn Granath	Sven Andersson
Björn Kjellman	Erik Magnusson
Stina Ekblad	Stina
Shanti Roney	Lars Andersson
Hans Pålsson	Felix Hansson		(debut)
Antti Reini	Koivonen
Reine Brynolfsson	Enoch Thulin
Maria Heiskanen	Merja
Julia Calvo-Andreasson	Elsa, 7 år
Johanna Troell	Frida, 14 år
Sanna Persson Halapi (as Sanna Persson)	Edith
Rolf Lydahl	Nils
Magnus Krepper	Waldemar, polsk artist
Ingela Hinas	Danuta
Kalle Nilsson	Per
Berto Marklund	Hugo Persson
Amanda Ooms	Elsas mor
Alexander Bergman	Lars, 7 år
Anders Göransson	Pers far
Per Lasson	andreofficeren
Åsa Söderling Kajic (as Åsa Söderling)	Vera
Ben Becker	Hermann Vogel
Tine Miehe-Renard	Lise Bamberg
Richard Turpin	monokelmannen
Peter Schreck	en tysk
Bo Jonsson	Birger Sjöberg
Anneli Martini	husmor
Sixten Olsson	Eriks far
Greta Olsson	Eriks mor
Jan Lerning	grosshandlaren
Ulf Clarén	länspolisen
Håkan Berlin	fotografen
Georg Oddner	fotografen i Berlin
Nils-Johan Myrbratt	kyparen
Häsleholms Brunns-Sextett	blåsorkester
Arméns Musikkår Norrland	blåsorkester
Salongsorkestern	storbandet
Sals Pals	jazzbandet
Henrik Scheutz	dräng

Production Company	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Co-Production Company	Film i Skåne AB
	Nordisk Film A/S
	Sveriges Television AB
Advance allocations	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1998
	Det Danske Filminstitut
	Nordisk Film & TV Fond
	Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Svensk Filmindustri	2001
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	SF Home Entertainment	2001
Laboratory	Johan Ankerstjerne A/S
Recording Studio	Nordisk Film Audio
	Cinepost Studios AB
	FlirmFilm Postproduction
Other Company	Short Cut A/S		(digitalt arbete)
	Syndicate		(digitalt arbete)
	Film Finances Scandinavia ApS
	Eurolab Sverige AB		(svensk textning)
	Uniform Collection AB		(uniformer/flygutrustning)
	Svenska Stuntgruppen AB		(fallskärmskoordinator)
	Nordiska Aviatik Bolaget AB		(flyg)
	Bianchi Aviation Film svs. Ltd		(flyg)

Censorship number	137423
Date	2001-01-23
Classification	Allowed from age 7
Original length	4213 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 523-400-522-555-543-498-475-387-310

Aspect ratio	2.35:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Dolby Digital
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Fujicolor
Frames per second	24
Dialogue	Swedish

Original title	Den ofullbordade himlen (Novel)
Author	Jacques Werup

Release in Sweden	2001-02-16	Filmstaden	Gothenburg	Sweden	154 min
	2001-02-16	Filmstaden	Malmö	Sweden	154 min
	2001-02-16	Saga 1	Stockholm	Sweden	154 min	(samt ytterligare 17 platser)
DVD release	2001-10-17			Sweden
TV showing	2004-07-31	SVT2		Sweden	147 min
Other showing	2004-08-24					Ej synad, men vid 1:a anblick ev. ny kopia.
TV showing	2011-07-30	SVT1		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2014-09-12
Censurbeslut	2021-09-30			Austria

Original title	Plaisir d'amour
Composer	Jean Paul Égide Martini
Lyrics	Yngve Stoor	(svensk text 1967 "Vi möttes här du och jag")
	Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian	(fransk text)
	Edvin Kallstenius	(svensk text)
	Karl-Lennart	(svensk text 1950 "Det finns en sång")
Singer	Maria Ribbing
Instrumentalist	Stig Ribbing	(piano)

Original title	Berliner Luft
Composer	Paul Lincke	(1904)
Lyrics	Emil Norlander	(svensk text 1905)
	Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers	(tysk text 1904)
Orchestra	Adalbert Lutter und sein Orchester
Singer	Lotte Werckmeister

Original title	Sugar
Composer	Maceo Pinkard	(1927)
Lyrics	Sidney Mitchell	(1927)
	Edna Alexander	(1927)
Performed by	Frans Sjöström & The Dog Band

Original title	Im Himmel sein
Composer	Ralph Benatzky

Original title	L'Internationale
Composer	Pierre Degeyter	(1887)
Lyrics	Henrik Menander	(svensk text 1902)
	Eugène Pottier	(fransk text 1871)

Original title	Beväringsvals från Backamo
Composer	David Hellström	(1912)
Lyrics	Göran Svenning	(1912)

Original title	Speak Easy
Composer	Sal's Pals
Performed by	Sal's Pals

Original title	Whispering
Composer	John Schonberger	(1920)
	Vincent Rose	(1920)
Lyrics	Malvin Schonberger	(engelsk text 1920)
	Richard Coburn	(engelsk text 1920)
	Karl-Lennart	(svensk text)

Original title	Konvaljens avsked
Composer	Otto Lindwall	(1904)
Lyrics	David Lindwall	(1904)
Performed by	Hässleholms Brunns-Sextett

Original title	Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht!
Composer	Franz Gruber	(1818)
Lyrics	Joseph Mohr	(1818)
	Oscar Mannström	(svensk text 1915)
Musical Arrangement	Mats Bergström
Singer	Thomanerchor

The Guldbagge Award	Gothenburg	2002	Best Picture
	Gothenburg	2002	Best Director	Jan Troell
	Gothenburg	2002	Best Cinematography	Mischa Gavrjusjov
	Gothenburg	2002	Best Cinematography	Jan Troell
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award	Gothenburg	2002	Best Screenplay	Jan Troell
	Gothenburg	2002	Best Screenplay	Jacques Werup
Festival Award	Sevilla	2001		Jan Troell	(bästa regi)
	Sevilla	2001		Amanda Ooms	(bästa skådespelerska)
Greta Award (Swedish Association of Film Critics award)		2001			(årets film / Greta Award, The Swedish Association of Film Critics, Sverige)

Trailers 1999-2001 (8) (2000)		As White as in Snow (2001)
Troell's Magic Mirror (2008)		As White as in Snow (2001)
Jan Troell - ett porträtt (2001)		As White as in Snow (2001)

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Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	4318

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	4321

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	4213

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	"Så vit som en snö". Av Jan Troell & Jaques Werup. I samarbejde med Karl-Erik Olsson & Jimmy Karlsson.
Extent	116 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Så vit som en snö. Af Jan Troell.
Extent	58 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Så vit som en snö. Av Jan Troell & Jaques Werup i samarbete med Karl-Erik Olsson & Jimmy Karlsson.
Extent	106 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Så vit som en snö. Jorden, himlen... ...och lite till.
Extent	53 s. + 3 s. omslag med text, synopsis och filmografi, och en flygplansritning.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Så vit som en snö - engelsk.
Extent	50 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialogliste: Så vit som en snö d.02-01-01.
Extent	31 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Så vit som en snö - engelsk.
Extent	30 s.
Language	English

Black and white print	No
Colour prints	6
Behind the scenes prints	No
Slides	No
Digital images	No
Negatives	No
Contact sheets	No
Album	No

Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Dialogue	Swedish
Textad	English

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	4327