Torgny Wickman

Torgny Wickman

  • Birthday: 1911-04-22
  • Deathday: 1997-09-24
  • Place of birth: Lund, Sweden
  • Also know as: Jon York

Biography

Torgny Wickman was a Swedish phographer and film director. At 24 in 1935 he founded the production company Ellwe-Film. Three years later, he made "Godag staty", a portrait of the artist Carl Milles and his huge garden at Lidingö in Stockholm. He also entered the Swedish film history as director of "Ur Kärlekens språk/Language of Love" (1969), a sex education film that attracted attention all over the world and gained a few spin-offs. Torgny Wickman produced 16 feature films and documentaries from 1954 to 1977. He claims to have been responsible for some 1 600 shorts.

Filmography

The Intruders

1975

As Radio-journalist

Production

Anita, Swedish Nymphet

1973

As Director

Fear Has 1000 Eyes

1970

As Director

Fear Has 1000 Eyes

1970

As Writer

Sweden is Love

1970

As Director

Practice Makes Perfect

1977

As Director

Language of Love

1969

As Director

Language of Love

1969

As Writer

Language of Love XYZ

1971

As Director

Language of Love XYZ

1971

As Writer

The Lustful Vicar

1970

As Director

The Lustful Vicar

1970

As Writer

Swedish and Underage

1969

As Director

Swedish and Underage

1969

As Writer

Drömsex i 3-D

1972

As Director

Lockfågeln

1971

As Director

Flicka utan namn

1954

As Director

The Intruders

1975

As Director

The Intruders

1975

As Writer

Drömdoktorn

1975

As Original Film Writer

Anita, Swedish Nymphet

1973

As Screenplay

Anita, Swedish Nymphet

1973

As Art Direction

En natt på Glimmingehus

1954

As Director

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