Lasse Hallström

WriterDirectorActorProducerEditor Jun 2 (age 79) Stockholm, Sweden 1970–2026 (56 year career)

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Biography

Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (born June 2, 1946) is a Swedish film director. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards: two for My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1985) (Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay) and one for The Cider House Rules (1999) (Best Director). Hallström learned his craft making music videos, in particular for the group ABBA. Since the international success of My Life as a Dog (1985), Hallström has worked in American movies. His first notable American success was…

Known For

Film

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Director

Film

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Director

Film

A Dog's Purpose

Director

Film

Chocolat

Director

Film

Dear John

Director

Film

Safe Haven

Director

Film

The Hundred-Foot Journey

Director

Film

The Cider House Rules

Director

Filmography

Acting (9)

Movies (4)

ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's Story

2016

as Self

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

2009

as Self

8.5

ABBA: The Definitive Collection

2002

as Guy in the 'Head Over Heels' video. (uncredited)

8.3

A Guy and a Gal

1975

as gäst på partyt

6.4

Television (5)

Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer

2024

as Self

7.0

BIANCA

2022

as Self - Guest

Mitt liv som Lasse Hallström

2022

as Self

Tillsammans med Strömstedts

2017

as Himself

10.0

Svenska tv-historier

2015

as Lasse Hallström

Crew (67)

Movies (59)

Shabab El Bomb 3

2026

Characters

The Map That Leads to You

Director

Hilma

Director

Hilma

Writer

ABBA: In Their Own Words

2020

Director

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Director

A Dog's Purpose

Director

The Hundred-Foot Journey

Director

Safe Haven

Director

The Hypnotist

Director

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Director

Dear John

Director

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Director

The Hoax

Director

Open Window

Executive Producer

ABBA: 16 Hits

Producer

Casanova

Director

An Unfinished Life

Director

Abba - The complete studio recording

2005

Director

9.0

ABBA: The Definitive Collection

Director

The Shipping News

Director

Chocolat

Director

The Cider House Rules

1999

Director

7.1

Something to Talk About

Director

Lumière & Company

Director

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993

Director

7.7

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Executive Producer

Once Around

Director

More About the Children of Noisy Village

1987

Director

6.5

The Children of Noisy Village

Director

My Life as a Dog

Director

My Life as a Dog

Screenplay

Happy We

Director

Happy We

Editor

Happy We

Writer

The Rooster

Director

The Rooster

Editor

The Rooster

Writer

ABBA: Words and Music

1981

Director of Photography

Come On Then!

1981

Director

Come On Then!

1981

Writer

Gyllene Tider - Parkliv

1981

Director

10.0

Gyllene Tider - Parkliv

1981

Editor

10.0

Gyllene Tider - Parkliv

Writer

Father to Be

Director

Father to Be

Editor

Father to Be

Writer

ABBA: The Movie

Director

ABBA: The Movie

Editor

ABBA: The Movie

Writer

A Guy and a Gal

Director

A Guy and a Gal

Writer

Det är grisens fel!

Director

Det är grisens fel!

Producer

Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone?

1973

Director

5.6

Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone?

1973

Director of Photography

5.6

Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone?

1973

Writer

5.6

Pappas Pojkar

1973

Director

88-öresrevyn

1971

Camera Operator

Television (8)

The Darkness

Director

New Amsterdam

Director

New Amsterdam

Producer

Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn

Director

Semlons gröna dalar

Director

Pappas pojkar

Director

ABBA - Definitive Collector´s Edition

1972

Director

Oj - är det redan fredag?

1970

Director