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Birger Larsen(1961-2016)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Birger Larsen was born on 22 December 1961 in Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Dance of the Polar Bears (1990), SuperBrother (2009) and Den 5:e kvinnan (2002). He died on 26 October 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BornDecember 22, 1961
DiedOctober 26, 2016(54)
BornDecember 22, 1961
DiedOctober 26, 2016(54)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 10 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

Tommy Kenter and Anders Schoubye in Dance of the Polar Bears (1990)
Dance of the Polar Bears
6.4
  • Director
  • 1990
Lucas Odin Clorius and Viktor Kruse Palshøj in SuperBrother (2009)
SuperBrother
5.8
  • Director
  • 2009
Den 5:e kvinnan (2002)
Den 5:e kvinnan
6.7
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Sofie Gråbøl in The Killing (2007)
The Killing
8.4
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Anders W. Berthelsen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, and Troels Lyby in The Reunion 3 (2016)
    The Reunion 3
    5.0
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Murder (2016)
    Murder
    5.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2012–2016
  • Ola Rapace, Tuva Novotny, and Linus Wahlgren in Crimes of Passion: Death of a Loved One (2013)
    Crimes of Passion: Death of a Loved One
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Joint Enterprise
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Those Who Kill: Shadow of the Past (2011)
    Those Who Kill: Shadow of the Past
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Jakob Cedergren, Lars Mikkelsen, and Laura Bach in Den som dræber (2011)
    Den som dræber
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Lucas Odin Clorius and Viktor Kruse Palshøj in SuperBrother (2009)
    SuperBrother
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Sofie Gråbøl in The Killing (2007)
    The Killing
    8.4
    TV Series
    • lead director
    • 2007
  • One Step Behind (2005)
    One Step Behind
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Nikolaj og Julie (2002)
    Nikolaj og Julie
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2002–2003
  • Den 5:e kvinnan (2002)
    Den 5:e kvinnan
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Peter Gantzler in Taxi (1997)
    Taxi
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Tre äventyr
    Short
    • Director (segment Ska' vi være kærester?/Ska vi bli ihop?)
    • 1998
  • Skal vi være kærester? (1997)
    Skal vi være kærester?
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Finn & Jacob - ...på vejen igen (1996)
    Finn & Jacob - ...på vejen igen
    5.9
    Video
    • Director
    • 1996

Writer

  • One Step Behind (2005)
    One Step Behind
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • Den 5:e kvinnan (2002)
    Den 5:e kvinnan
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 2002
  • Tre äventyr
    Short
    • Writer (segment Ska' vi være kærester?/Ska vi bli ihop?)
    • 1998
  • Frihetens skugga (1994)
    Frihetens skugga
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Karlsvognen (1992)
    Karlsvognen
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Piger er en plage!
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • TV - ifølge Tommy Kenter
    TV Mini Series
    • script
    • 1990
  • Tommy Kenter and Anders Schoubye in Dance of the Polar Bears (1990)
    Dance of the Polar Bears
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1990

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Joakim Nätterqvist in Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
    Arn: The Knight Templar
    6.6
    • second unit director: Sweden
    • 2007
  • Skagerrak (2003)
    Skagerrak
    6.1
    • second unit director
    • 2003
  • Lasse Baunkilde, Bjørn Floberg, and Nijas Ørnbak-Fjeldmose in Ørnens øje (1997)
    Ørnens øje
    6.2
    • second unit director
    • 1997
  • Karina Skands in Himmel og helvede (1988)
    Himmel og helvede
    5.7
    • second unit director
    • 1988
  • Emma's Shadow (1988)
    Emma's Shadow
    6.8
    • first assistant director
    • 1988
  • Nanna Bøndergaard, Tania Frydenberg, Ricki Rasmussen, and Ken Vedsegaard in Guldregn (1986)
    Guldregn
    7.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1986
  • Tonny Toupé show (1985)
    Tonny Toupé show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director (1985-1986)
    • 1985–1986

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Birger Larsens Website
  • Born
    • December 22, 1961
    • Denmark
  • Died
    • October 26, 2016
    • Copenhagen, Denmark

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