Johan Jacobsen was a Danish

Denmark

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 film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

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Jacobsen was born in Aarhus

Aarhus

Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...

 in 1912. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen (1865-1955) and actress Christel Holch (1886-1968). He made his first films at the film studio Palladium that also produced the films of Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark...

. From 1951 onwards Jacobsen produced his own films and those of his wife Annelise Hovmand

Annelise Hovmand

Annelise Hovmand is a Danish film director, screenwriter and film producer. She directed 12 films between 1955 and 1991...

 (1926-) outside the Danish 'studio system' at his independent film studio Flamingo. In 1959 he was a member of the jury at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival

9th Berlin International Film Festival

The 9th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 26 to July 7, 1959.-Jury:* Robert Aldrich * Johan Jacobsen* Charles Ford* John Bryan* Ignazio Tranquilli* Shigueo Miyata* Wali Eddine Sameh* O. E...

. In his last years Jacobsen worked for tycoon Simon Spies

Simon Spies

Simon Ove Christian Oglivie Spies was a famous Danish tycoon, best known for starting the charter airline Spies Rejser, which is owned by MyTravel today....

 (1921-1984) at his cinema Merkur Bio in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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Filmography

Director:

• Under byens tage (1938)
• En Lille tilfældighed (1939)
• I de gode, gamle dage
  I de gode, gamle dage
  I de gode, gamle dage is a 1940 Danish film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Christian Arhoff.-Cast:* Christian Arhoff* Carl Fischer* Elith Foss* Helga Frier* Harald Holst* Gunnar Lemvigh* Harald Madsen - Bivognen* Johannes Meyer...
  
  (1940)
• Tag det som en mand (1941)
• Tobiasnætter (1941)
• Ballade i Nyhavn (1942)
• Baby på eventyr (1942)
• Mine kære koner (1943)
• Som du vil ha' mig (1943)
• Otte akkorder
  Otte akkorder
  Otte akkorder is a 1944 Danish family film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Erling Schroeder.-Cast:* Erling Schroeder - Georg* Asbjørn Andersen - Johannes* Buster Larsen - Bud* Peter Malberg - Spillelærer Jørgensen...
  
  (aka Eight Chords) (1944)
• Mens sagføreren sover
  While the Attorney Is Asleep
  While the Attorney Is Asleep is a 1945 Danish crime film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Gunnar Lauring.-Cast:* Gunnar Lauring - Erik Jessen* Beatrice Bonnesen - Else Jessen* Christian Arhoff - Magnus Stripp* Elith Pio - Robert Jensen...
  
  (1945)
• Den usynlige hær (aka The Invisible Army
  The Invisible Army
  The Invisible Army is a 1945 Danish war film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Bodil Kjer.-Cast:* Bodil Kjer - Alice* Ebbe Rode - Jørgen* Mogens Wieth - Poul* Maria Garland - Alices mor* Poul Müller - Michelsen* Asbjørn Andersen - Direktøren...
  
  ) (1945)
• Far betaler (1946)
• Brevet fra afdøde (aka Letter from the Dead
  Letter from the Dead
  Letter from the Dead is a 1946 Danish family film directed by Johan Jacobsen. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eyvind Johan-Svendsen - Læge Arne Lorentzen* Gunnar Lauring - Arkitekt Poul Friis Henriksen...
  
  ) (1946)
• Soldaten og Jenny (aka Jenny and the Soldier
  Jenny and the Soldier
  Jenny and the Soldier is a 1947 Danish dramatic film written and directed by Johan Jacobsen. The black-and-white film is based on a stage play written by Danish playwright Carl Erik Soya. The gritty romantic drama received critical praise for its authentic portrayal of everyday life...
  
  ) (1947)
• Tre år efter (1948)
• Min kone er uskyldig
  Min kone er uskyldig
  Min kone er uskyldig is a 1950 Danish comedy film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Poul Reichhardt.-Cast:* Poul Reichhardt - Arkitekt Frederik Lund / Claus Lund* Bodil Kjer - Betty Lund* Gunnar Lauring - Landsretssagfører Herbert Thomsen...
  
  (1950)
• Nålen (1951)
• Alt dette og Island med
  Alt dette og Island med
  Alt dette og Island med is a 1951 Danish drama film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Sonja Wigert.-Cast:* Sonja Wigert - Nina Lind, sangerinnen* Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt - Sabotør* Asbjørn Andersen - Tysk officer* Bjarne Bø - Kaptein på Fjordbåten...
  
  (1951)
• Som sendt fra himlen
  Som sendt fra himlen
  Som sendt fra himlen is a 1951 Danish comedy film directed by Johan Jacobsen.-Cast:* Mogens Wieth - Allan / Alfred Kragh* Birgitte Reimer - Laura Heiberg* Kjeld Petersen - Torsten Vinge* Erik Mørk - Herbert Thorsen* Johannes Meyer - Kommandanten...
  
  (1951)
• Blændværk
  Blændværk
  Blændværk is a 1955 Danish crime film drama directed by Johan Jacobsen. The film stars Mimi Heinrich.-Plot:Børge Rasmussen is in love with Elvie Hansen. During a visit at doctor Kermer's, Børge steals a small fortune in cash. Together with Elvie, he runs off to Copenhagen. On their way there, Elvie...
  
  (1955)
• Den store gavtyv
  Den store gavtyv
  Den store gavtyv is a 1956 Danish comedy film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Dirch Passer.-Cast:* Dirch Passer - K.M.M. Mathisen* Ole Monty - S.P.R.F...
  
  (1956)
• Vi som går stjernevejen (1956)
• En fremmed banker på (aka A Stranger Knocks) (1959)
• Dronningens vagtmester
  Dronningens vagtmester
  Dronningens vagtmester is a 1963 Danish drama film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Poul Reichhardt. It followed the 1961 film Gøngehøvdingen.-Cast:* Poul Reichhardt - Ib* Jens Østerholm - Svend Gønge* Birgitte Federspiel - Kulsoen...
  
  (1963)
• Søskende (1966)

Documentaries / shorts:

• Da freden kom til Danmark (1945)
• Kongefilmen Frederik IX (1949)
• Næste gang er det dig (1948)
• En dag i radioen (1950)
• Skatteøens hemmelighed (1953)
• Den lille pige med svovlstikkerne (aka Le Petite marchande d'allumettes, The Little Match Girl
• Splintret emalje (1956)
• Fremrykket møde (1964)
• Norden i flammer (1965)

Producer:

• Hvorfor stjæler barnet? (1955)
• Ingen tid til kærtegn
  Be Dear to Me
  -Cast:* Eva Cohn - Lene* Lily Weiding - Mor - Skuespillerinde Maria Lehmann* Hans Kurt - Far - Direktør Mogens Vestergaard* Jørgen Reenberg - Lærer Harting* Yvonne Petersen - Anne* Annelise Jacobsen - Frk. Sørensen* Johannes Marott - Viggo...
  
  (aka Be Dear to Me) (1957)
• Krudt og klunker (1958)
• Frihedens pris (1960)
• Gøngehøvdingen (aka The Musketeers) (1961)
• Sekstet (1963)

Further reading

• Engberg, Margueritte, Dansk Filmhistorie 1896-1985, 1987
• Hesselberg, Claus et al., Dansk Film. Sophienholm, 1981
• Neergaard, Ebbe, Historien om dansk film, Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1960
• Piil, Morten (ed), Gyldendals filmguide. Danske film fra A-Z, Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1998
• Rasmussen, Bjørn, Om dansk film. Copenhagen: Institut for Filmvidenskab, 1978
• Rasmussen, Bjørn (ed), Filmens hvem-hvad-hvor, bd. 1: Danske titler og biografier 1929-1967, Copenhagen: Politikens forlag, 1968
• Schepelern, Peter (ed), 100 års dansk film, Copenhagen: Rosinante, 2001

External links

• Ib Bondebjerg on Danish Cinema before 1972
• Trailer for The Maverick