Hampe Faustman
Date of birth: 1919-07-03
Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Erik Faustman, Erik Hampe Faustman
Biography
Born as Erik Stellan Chatham. His parents was the artists Gösta Chatham and Mollie Faustman. Hampe Faustman was a Swedish director, writer and actor. He appeared in 23 feature films and directed 20 films between during the 1940s and 50s. Faustman is best known for his socially engaged films. Producer Lorens Marmstedt contracted Faustman to Terrafilm which gave him artistic freedom. He died of pneumonia at 42.
Movie Credits
Crime and Punishment
1945-10-16
A Swedish version of Crime and Punishment. Raskolnikov, a poor student, is planning to assassinate a
Lars Hård
1948-08-30
Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.
Vagabond Blacksmiths
1949-02-07
Midsummer Eve in Malmfors in the 1880s. The holiday is celebrated with a big party. Three blacksmith
Vi behöver varann
1944-09-20
A female reporter invents a story about a man who threatens to take his life to protest the injustic
Hon kom som en vind
1952-11-26
"She Came Like a Wind" - Fabian Rosander works at a factory and is close to 50 years old. When a new
Vi mötte stormen
1943-01-09
News reel film sequences from September 1938 until the end of 1942, integrated with the fictive Swed
När ängarna blommar
1946-11-11
The farm workers at Näs Farm, lead by Hellman, go on strike, demanding that their employer recognize
A Matter of Morals
1961-05-31
Alan Kennebeck is unable to accept a brief, realistic romance for what it is. Eventually it leads to
Mitt folk är icke ditt
1944-06-19
The Nazis seize power and occupies a country. A celebrated pianist returns home from abroad during t
Imprisoned Women
1943-03-12
A priest decides to engage himself socially in prison. In the cells he meets a number of women with
Web of Desire
1957-12-20
Lars Ekborg and Sven Eric Gamble portray bumbling criminals who get involved in a safe-cracking heis
Harald Handfaste
1946-12-26
Harald Handfaste is a 15th century Swedish Robin Hood, who fights against foreign oppression. He bec
While the Door Was Locked
1946-12-26
The film follows a number of people in an apartment building during a night full of dramatic events
En kvinna ombord
1941-01-10
In the beginning of WW II a Swedish ship in a northern French port is exposed to German air raids. T
There's a Fire Burning
1943-08-23
An allegory of Germany's WWII occupation of Norway. Members of a theater ensemble join the resistanc
Katrina
1943-03-22
Proud Katrina falls in love with Johan, who's a sailor, and follows him home to the island of Åland.
Älskling, jag ger mig
1943-11-30
Marianne is not very interested in love, but still has company with Bertil. It's only when he decide
His Excellency
1944-03-03
Celebrated elderly Austrian poet opposes nazism, while his daughter admires and falls in love with l
They Staked Their Lives
1940-01-01
"With life at stake"- Max is illegal arms dealers and lives with Wanda, a spy for the dictatorship i
Ride Tonight!
1942-11-24
In the south of Sweden, some farmers get into trouble when the German Count is forcing them to perfo
Den osynliga muren
1944-08-21
In an unnamed country under occupation, a senior officer is killed in an attack by a member of the r
Kärlek på turné
1955-11-28
"Love on Tour" - A traveling theatre company has arrived at an outdoor stage. They are ready for the
En vår i vapen
1943-01-04
During the spring of 1940 two young men gets drafted and deployed close to the Norwegian border, whe