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Johan Jacobsen

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Johan Jacobsen

Born
Died
(aged 60)
Birthplace
Aarhus, Denmark
Credits
43 titles

Biography

Johan Jacobsen (14 March 1912 – 7 July 1972) was a Danish film director. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen (1865–1955) and actress Christel Holch (1886–1968).

In the 1940s, Jacobsen directed a number of both popular and critically acclaimed films for the film studio Palladium.

From 1947 on, he was an independent director and producer. He produced his own films and those of his partner Annelise Hovmand (1924–2016) at his own film studio, Flamingo.

In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.

His A Stranger Knocks (1959) was in competition at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1960. It was distributed in the US by Trans-Lux and played a major part in bringing down the American State Film Censorship system in 1965.

In his last years, Jacobsen worked for tycoon Simon Spies (1921–1984) at his cinema, Merkur Bio, in Copenhagen.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 7

YearTitleRole
1964 Fremrykket møde Film Speaker (voice)
1952 Man burde ta' sig af det Film Speaker
1948 Næste Gang er det dig Film Speaker (voice)
1947 Jenny and the Soldier Film man at the taxi exchange
1947 Lise kommer til byen Film
1945 The Invisible Army Film Stikker
1933 With Full Music Film Gæst fra musikforlag

Crew credits 40

YearTitleJob
TBA Splintret emaille Film Director
1966 Søskende Film Director, Producer
1965 Norden i flammer Film Director
1964 Fremrykket møde Film Director, Editor
1963 Sextet Film Producer
1963 The Queen's Guardsman Film Director
1960 Frihedens pris Film Producer
1959 A Stranger Knocks Film Director
1958 Krudt og klunker Film Producer
1957 Be Dear to Me Film Producer, Production Design
1956 Vi som går stjernevejen Film Director
1956 Den store gav-tyv Film Director
1955 The Blinded Film Producer, Director
1955 Hvorfor stjæler barnet? Film Producer
1953 Skatteøens hemmelighed Film Director
1951 Som sendt fra himlen Film Director, Producer
1951 All this - and Iceland too Film Director
1951 Naalen Film Producer, Director
1950 Min kone er uskyldig Film Director
1950 En dag i radioen Film Director, Producer
1949 Kongefilmen Frederik IX Film Director
1948 Næste Gang er det dig Film Director, Producer
1948 3 years after Film Director
1947 Jenny and the Soldier Film Director, Producer, Writer
1946 Letter from the Dead Film Director
1946 Far betaler Film Director
1945 The Invisible Army Film Director
1945 Da freden kom til Danmark Film Director
1945 Mens sagføreren sover Film Director
1944 Eight Chords Film Director
1944 De tre skolekammerater Film Director
1943 As You Want Me Film Director
1943 My Dear Wives Film Director
1942 Baby paa eventyr Film Director
1942 Ballade i Nyhavn Film Director
1941 Tobiasnætter Film Director
1941 Tag det som en mand Film Director
1940 I de gode gamle Dage Film Director
1939 En lille Tilfældighed Film Director
1938 Under byens tage Film Director
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