Who is widely viewed as the biggest Swedish film director ever?

Explanation

Ingmar Bergman is without a doubt the biggest Swedish film director of all times. He was active for more than 6 decades and directed no less than 60 films as well as the famous tv series 'Scenes from a Marriage' in 6 episodes. Bergman's central themes were death, love and the existence of God. He both commenced and ended his career being active in the theatre world. His most iconic scene is from 'The Seventh Seal' where a knight plays chess with death. The knight was Max von Sydow with whom Bergman has worked 11 times.