Troell was born in Limhamn outside Malmö , Sweden . For several years , he worked as an elementary-school teacher but started to make short films in the sixties . In 1965 he co-produced the film '' 4x4 '' and it was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival . He became director of photography for Widerberg but soon made a debut with his own first feature , '' Here 's Your Life '' ( '' Här har du ditt liv '' , 1966 ) , about a working class boy in Sweden , set in the beginning of the 20th century . The film was based upon an autobiographical novel by Eyvind Johnson . For the film he won the Guldbagge Award for Best Director at the 4th Guldbagge Awards . His next film '' Who Saw Him Die ? '' ( '' Ole dole doff '' , 1968 ) won the Golden Bear award at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival
4th Guldbagge Awards
4th Guldbagge Awards
Jan Troell