Stig Wesslén
Directing
Biography
Stig Wesslén was born on 26 February 1902 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Sampo Lappelill (1949), The Living North (1956) and Den levande skogen (1966). He died in 1987.
Known For
The young Nila has been in love with Marja for a long time. She say yes to his proposal and they decide to marry at Easter.
Son of the Midnight Sun
Documentary by Stig Wesslén, commenced in 1942 and ended seven years later. Here he shows human and animal, and follows the nomadic life in an old culture.
Från vinterviste till sommarfjäll
Documentary about bears where the animals were filmed completely undisturbed.
In the Kingdom of the Lapland Bear
Documentary about documentary filmmaker Stig Wesslén.
The Camera Hunter
Documentary about Swedish wildlife.
The Living Forest
Far up in the Lapland mountains, where no people live, little Sampo Lappelill lives.
Sampo Lappelill
Reindeer herding, the life of the Sami.
Vårvinterrajden
Shows how a young fox is captured with a snare and then tamed on a farm.
Just a Fox
As a year passes by, the nature, animals and people living in the wildernes of northen Sweden has to adopt.