Jørgen Leth
BIOGRAPHY
Jørgen Leth was a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his epic documentary A Sunday in Hell and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human. He is also a sports commentator for Danish television and is represented by the film production company, Sunset Productions.
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
14 June 1937
Death Day
29 September 2025
Place of Birth
Århus, Denmark
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
The Five Obstructions
2003-11-07Actor, Director, Writer
The Perfect Human
1968-06-14Actor, Director, Writer
66 Scenes from America
1982-03-27Actor, Director
The Erotic Man
2010-09-26Actor, Director, Writer
Aarhus
2005-09-30Actor, Director, Writer
Sanselighedens pris
2007-02-01
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010-05-07Actor
Født til Filmen
2015-10-05Actor
ABCinema
2009-01-01
Good and Evil
1975-05-26Actor, Director, Writer
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
2018-07-26Actor
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
2020-03-01Actor
I Walk
2020-10-22Actor, Director
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
2006-05-26Actor
Laamb
2013-11-07Actor
Corona Film Club
2021-05-05Actor
Fra hjertet til hånden
1994-05-13Actor
Klown
2010-12-16Actor
Hos Hans
2018-09-17Actor
Spise med Price
2008-02-27Actor
Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark
2021-08-18Actor
Mit Spanien
2016-08-08Actor
Mit Frankrig
2015-08-06Actor
Det sidste ord
2020-08-03Actor
Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat
1987-12-28Actor
Pelota II
2017-05-26Director
A Sunday in Hell
1977-02-25Writer, Director
New Scenes from America
2003-03-13Writer, Director
Stars and the Water Carriers
1974-08-14Director, Writer
Haiti. Untitled
1996-08-01Director, Director of Photography
I Am Talking To You
2013-05-07Director
Notes on Love
1989-10-09Director, Writer
Life in Denmark
1972-01-31Director, Writer
Chinese Ping-Pong
1972-03-22Director, Editor
Pelota
1983-09-09Director, Writer
Moments of Play
1986-09-12Director
The Impossible Hour
1974-03-08Producer, Director
Music for Black Pigeons
2023-01-26Director, Writer
Stop for Bud
1963-12-17Director
Ophelia's Flowers
1968-08-18Director, Writer
Traberg
1992-12-04Writer, Director
Interference
1983-01-01Director, Writer
Danish Literature
1989-01-01Writer, Director
Ra-ra
2008-01-01Director
Monument
1969-01-01Director
Look Forward to a Time of Security
1964-01-01Director
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
1970-01-01Director, Writer
Motion Picture
1970-01-01Writer, Director
Near Heaven, Near Earth
1968-01-01Director, Writer
Michael Laudrup: A Football Player
1993-10-11Director
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
1973-01-01Writer, Director
Tropical Mix
2007-01-01Director
Kalule
1979-01-01Director, Writer
Peter Martins: A Dancer
1978-11-01Director, Writer, Producer
Composer Meets Quartet
1987-01-01Director, Writer
Notebook from China
1987-02-12Writer, Director
A Midsummer Night's Play
1979-01-01Director
Step on Silence
1981-10-13Writer, Director
Klaus Rifbjerg
1974-01-01Director, Writer
New York Street Performers
1982-01-01Director
Dancing Bournonville
1979-01-01Director
Dreamers
2002-08-12Writer, Editor, Director
I Am Alive
1999-08-27Director, Writer
The Search
1970-12-24Director, Writer
Rødovrefilmen
1969-01-01Director
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
1982-03-26Director
The Perfect Human
2018-09-21Thanks, Original Film Writer
Krag-filmen
1969-01-01Director of Photography, Director
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
1994-06-16Director
Frændeløs
1970-01-01Director
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