Jan Troell
Swedish film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and film editor
2.99body-of-work score · ranked #370 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- July 23, 1931
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, film editor

Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1The EmigrantsUtvandrarna
1971 · Sweden · drama
Siskel's annual top 10 1973 #1 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1972 · Ebert's annual top 10 1973 #3
1.364 citations - 21.001 citation
- 3The New LandNybyggarna
1972 · Sweden · drama
Criterion Collection spine #797 · Siskel's annual top 10 1973 #null
0.312 citations - 40.161 citation
- 5Everlasting MomentsMaria Larssons eviga ögonblick
2008 · Sweden / Finland / Denmark · drama, biography
Criterion Collection spine #520
0.161 citation
Complete filmography
All 26 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1958Stad
- 1964The Old Mill
- 19654 x 4
- 1965Uppehåll i myrlandet
- 1966Here's Your Life
- 1968Who Saw Him Die?
- 1971The Emigrants
- 1972The New Land
- 1973Gamen
- 1974Zandy's Bride
- 1977Bang!
- 1979Hurricane
- 1982Flight of the Eagle
- 1988Land of Dreams
- 1991Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem
- 1994Dansen
- 1996Hamsun
- 1997A Frozen Dream
- 2001As White as in Snow
- 2002Reflexion 2001
- 2003Presence
- 2004Visions of Europe
- 2007Tune
- 2008Everlasting Moments
- 2012Kalla ingenting försent
- 2012The Last Sentence