Creadores daneses.

1. Carl Theodor Dreyer

The illegitimate son of a Danish farmer and his Swedish housekeeper, Carl Theodor Dreyer was born in Copenhagen on the 3th of February, 1889. He spent his early years in various foster homes before being adopted by the Dreyers at the age of two. Contrary to popular belief (perhaps nourished by the ...

2. Henning Carlsen

Director | Dilemma

Henning Carlsen was born on June 4, 1927 in Aalborg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Dilemma (1962), Hunger (1966) and People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart (1967). He was married to Else Heidary and Hjørdis Wirth Jensen. He died on May 30, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

3. Bille August

Director | The House of the Spirits

Bille August was born on November 9, 1948 in Brede, Denmark. He is a director and writer, known for The House of the Spirits (1993), Pelle the Conqueror (1987) and Les Misérables (1998). He is married to Sara-Marie Maltha. He was previously married to Pernilla August, Masja Dessau and Annie ...

4. Lars von Trier

Writer | Dancer in the Dark

Probably the most ambitious and visually distinctive filmmaker to emerge from Denmark since Carl Theodor Dreyer over 60 years earlier, Lars von Trier studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, The Element of Crime (1984). A highly ...

5. Peter Elfelt

Director | Henrettelsen

Peter Elfelt was born on January 1, 1866 in Elsinore, Denmark. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Capital Execution (1903), Fru Anna Larssen i sit paaklædningsværelse (1901) and Prinsesse Marie til hest (1903). He died on February 18, 1931 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

6. Ole Olsen

Producer | Himmelskibet

Ole Olsen was born on May 5, 1863 in Tangemose, Starreklinte, Denmark. He was a producer and director, known for A Trip to Mars (1918), The End of the World (1916) and A Victim of the Mormons (1911). He was married to Anna Hendriksen. He died on October 4, 1943 in Hellerup, Denmark.

7. August Blom

Director | Verdens Undergang

August Blom was born on December 26, 1869 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a director and actor, known for The End of the World (1916), Kærlighedslængsel (1916) and The Airship Fugitives (1912). He died on January 10, 1947 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

8. Viggo Larsen

Director | Der Eid des Stephan Huller

Viggo Larsen was born on August 14, 1880 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a director and actor, known for Der Eid des Stephan Huller (1912), The Grey Lady (1909) and Das Kriegslied der Rheinarmee (1914). He died on January 6, 1957 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

9. Urban Gad

Director | Das Feuer

Urban Gad was born on February 12, 1879 in Korsør, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Das Feuer (1914), The Devil's Assistant (1913) and The Call of the Child (1914). He was married to Esther Burgert Westenhagen and Asta Nielsen. He died on December 26, 1947 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

10. Alfred Lind

Director | Le Cirque de la Mort

Alfred Lind was born on March 27, 1879 in Helsingør, Denmark. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Le Cirque de la Mort (1916), Brændemærket (1913) and The Flying Circus (1912). He died on April 29, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

11. Johan Ankerstjerne

Cinematographer | Hævnens nat

Johan Ankerstjerne was born on January 17, 1886 in Randers, Denmark. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Blind Justice (1916), The End of the World (1916) and The Airship Fugitives (1912). He was married to Anna Jensine Marie Knudsen. He died on August 20, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

12. Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen

Director | Telefondamen

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen was born on September 22, 1886 in Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Telefondamen (1917), Pigen fra Palls (1916) and Fjeldpigen (1917). He died on September 30, 1947 in Denmark.

13. Benjamin Christensen

Director | Hævnens nat

Benjamin Christensen was born on September 28, 1879 in Viborg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Blind Justice (1916), Häxan (1922) and The Devil's Circus (1926). He was married to Karen Winther, Sigrid Stahl and Ellen Arctander. He died on April 2, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

14. A.W. Sandberg

Director | 7-9-13

A.W. Sandberg was born on May 22, 1887 in Viborg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for 7-9-13 (1934), Manden med de ni Fingre III (1916) and Manden med de ni Fingre IV (1916). He was married to Else Frölich, Karen Caspersen and Ruth Jacobsen. He died on March 27, 1938 in Bad Nauheim, ...

15. Holger-Madsen

Director | Det unge Blod

Holger-Madsen made his acting debut on the stage in 1896. He was a touring actor until 1905. Played at Casino 1905-12 an Dagmarteatret 1912-14. He never quite abandoned the stage and would return between film jobs. Acting debut on film in 1908. In 1912 he wrote, directed and starred in "Kun en ...

16. Stellan Rye

Director | Der Flug in die Sonne

Stellan Rye was born on July 4, 1880 in Randers, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Der Flug in die Sonne (1914), Ein Sommernachtstraum in unserer Zeit (1914) and The Student of Prague (1913). He died on November 14, 1914 in France.

17. Olaf Fønss

Actor | Homunculus, 1. Teil

Olaf Fønss was born on October 17, 1882 in Århus, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Homunculus, 1. Teil (1916), Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921) and Den store dag (1930). He died on November 3, 1949 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

18. Svend Gade

Writer | Balletten danser

A former stage actor and director in his native Denmark, Sven Gade began making films there in 1916. He traveled to Germany a few years later to direct a film version of Hamlet (Hamlet (1921)), then journeyed to Hollywood the next year. He designed sets for other directors' films and directed ...

19. Lau Lauritzen

Director | Harestegen

Lau Lauritzen was born on March 13, 1878 in Silkeborg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Harestegen (1921), Hallo! Afrika forude! (1929) and Manden der gøer (1919). He was married to Ulla Poulsen and Hulda Christensen. He died on July 2, 1938 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

20. George Schnéevoigt

Director | Eskimo

George Schnéevoigt was born on December 23, 1893 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Eskimo (1930), Kleiner Svend und seine Mutter (1913) and Dykkerklokkens hemmelighed (1918). He was married to Tilly von Kaulbach and Elisabeth Schnéevoigt. He died on February 6...

21. Astrid Henning-Jensen

Director | Vinterbørn

Astrid Henning-Jensen was born on December 10, 1914 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was a director and writer, known for Winterborn (1978), Early Spring (1986) and Øjeblikket (1980). She was married to Bjarne Henning-Jensen. She died on January 5, 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

22. Bjarne Henning-Jensen

Writer | Ditte menneskebarn

Bjarne Henning-Jensen was born on October 6, 1908 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a writer and director, known for Ditte, Child of Man (1946), Where Mountains Float (1955) and Those Damned Kids (1947). He was married to Astrid Henning-Jensen. He died on February 21, 1995 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

23. Bodil Ipsen

Director | Café Paradis

Bodil Ipsen was born on August 30, 1889 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress and director, known for Café Paradis (1950), Red Meadows (1945) and The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman (1948). She was married to Ejnar Black, Emanuel Gregers, Helmuth Heinrich Otto Moltke and Jacob Texiere...

24. Lau Lauritzen

Director | Farlig ungdom

Lau Lauritzen was born on June 26, 1910 in Vejle, Denmark. He was a director and actor, known for Dangerous Youth (1953), The Face of Truth (1951) and Café Paradis (1950). He was married to Lisbeth Movin. He died on May 12, 1977 in Denmark.

25. Jørgen Roos

Director | Ellehammer-filmen

Jørgen Roos was born on August 14, 1922 in Gilleleje, Denmark. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Ellehammer-filmen (1957), Knud (1966) and De unge gamle (1984). He was married to Noemi Roos and Edith Toft Madsen. He died on September 13, 1998 in Denmark.

26. Theodor Christensen

Director | Enden på legen

Theodor Christensen was born on April 6, 1914 in Denmark. He was a writer and director, known for Enden på legen (1960), Iran, det nye Persien (1939) and Til husbehov (1964). He died on September 3, 1967 in Denmark.

27. Jørgen Leth

Director | Haiti. Uden titel

Jørgen Leth was born on June 14, 1937 in Århus, Denmark. He is a director and writer, known for Haiti. Uden titel (1995), Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999) and The Five Obstructions (2003).

28. Jon Bang Carlsen

Director | Fugl Fønix

Jon Bang Carlsen was born on September 28, 1950 in Vedbæk, Denmark. He is a director and writer, known for Phoenix Bird (1984), Ofelia kommer til byen (1985) and The Santa Claus Action (1975).

29. Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

Director | Tukuma

Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt was born on July 7, 1931 in Esbjerg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Tukuma (1984), Sin Alley (1957) and 4 x 4 (1965). He was married to Karen Merete Nielsen. He died on March 14, 2018 in Denmark.

30. Morten Arnfred

Writer | Der er et yndigt land

Morten Arnfred was born on August 2, 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a writer and director, known for Land of Plenty (1983), Johnny Larsen (1979) and Hotellet (2000).

31. Nils Malmros

Director | At kende sandheden

One of the most important Danish directors of the last three decades and one of Danish cinema's few acknowledged auteurs, Malmros took his inspiration from the french new wave and Truffaut in particular. He started as a self taught director and debuted with En mærkelig kærlighed (1968) ...

32. Christian Braad Thomsen

Director | Koks i kulissen

Christian Braad Thomsen was born on December 10, 1940 in Bjertrup, Jylland, Denmark. He is a director and writer, known for Koks i kulissen (1983), Fassbinder: at elske uden at kræve (2015) and Dear Irene (1971). He is married to Jytte Rex.

33. Gabriel Axel

Director | Babettes gæstebud

Gabriel Axel was born on April 18, 1918 in Århus, Denmark. He was a director and actor, known for Babette's Feast (1987), The Red Mantle (1967) and Christian (1989). He was married to Lucie Axel Moerch. He died on February 9, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

34. Max von Sydow

Actor | Flash Gordon

Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. He was the son of Baroness Maria Margareta (Rappe), a teacher, and Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, an ethnologist and folklore professor. His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry.

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35. Liv Ullmann

Actress | Viskningar och rop

Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. In the mid-1950s she made her stage debut and in 1957 made her film debut. She really became successful, however, when she began to work for Swedish director Ingmar ...

36. Thomas Vinterberg

Director | Jagten

With Sidste omgang (1993) (Last Round), his graduation short from The National Film School of Denmark, Thomas Vinterberg got an early taste of critical success. He received the Jury's and Producers' Awards at the International Student Film Fest in Munich and won the 1st Prize at the Tel Aviv Film ...

37. Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Writer | Mifunes sidste sang

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen was born on 2 March 1947 in Copenhagen, Denmark and is one of the country's most respected directors and co-inventor of the "dogme95" project. After becoming a popular musician, he attended film school in Prague and returned to his home country where he made his first feature ...

38. Kristian Levring

Director | The Salvation

Danish Film Director Kristian Levring has produced a distinct body of work. With films ranging from thriller, through period drama, Shakespearean re-imagining and a Western, Levring has crafted an expression that is as visually stunning and unique as it is eclectic.

Born in 1957 in Copenhagen, ...

39. Lone Scherfig

Director | An Education

Writer/director Lone Scherfig graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 1984. Her first feature film, THE BIRTHDAY TRIP (1990), was selected for Panorama in Berlin, the New Directors section at MOMA in New York and won the Grand Jury Prix in Rouen. Her next film, ON OUR OWN (1998), ...

40. Per Fly

Director | Bænken

Per Fly was accepted to the Danish Film School in 1989. He completed his education in 1993 with the graduation film Room 17. In the following years Per Fly directed, among other films, the short films Sofaholdet (1994), Calling Katherine (1994) and The Little Knight (1997). In 1998, he directed the...

41. Nikolaj Arcel

Writer | En kongelig affære

Nikolaj Arcel was born on August 25, 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a writer and director, known for A Royal Affair (2012), Kongekabale (2004) and The Promised Land (2023).

42. Dagur Kári

Director | Voksne mennesker

Dagur Kári was born on December 12, 1973 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Voksne mennesker (2005), Nói albinói (2003) and The Good Heart (2009).

43. Christoffer Boe

Writer | Reconstruction

Christoffer Boe was born on May 7, 1974 in Rungsted Kyst, Denmark. He is a writer and director, known for Reconstruction (2003), Beast (2011) and Sex, Drugs & Taxation (2013).

44. Nicolas Winding Refn

Writer | The Neon Demon

Writer, director, and producer Nicolas Winding Refn was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1970, to Anders Refn, a film director and editor, and Vibeke Winding (née Tuxen), a cinematographer. Just before he turned 11, in 1981, he moved to New York with his parents, where he lived out his teen years. ...