Johan Jacobsen
Known for
Directing
Born
March 14, 1912
Birthplace
Aarhus, Denmark
Died
July 7, 1972 (aged 60)
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 Tr...
Best known work
Jenny and the Soldier
1947
Letter from the Dead
1946
Sextet
1963
A Stranger Knocks
1959
Be Dear to Me
1957
Den store gav-tyv
1956
Tobiasnætter
1941
Frihedens pris
1960
With Full Music
1933
The Queen's Guardsman
1963Filmography
TBA
Splintret emailleDirector
1966
SøskendeDirector, Producer
1965
Norden i flammerDirector
1964
Fremrykket mødeas Speaker (voice), Director, Editor
1963
SextetProducer
1963
The Queen's GuardsmanDirector
1960
Frihedens prisProducer
1959
A Stranger KnocksDirector
1958
Krudt og klunkerProducer
1957
Be Dear to MeProducer, Production Design
1956
Vi som går stjernevejenDirector
1956
Den store gav-tyvDirector
1955
The BlindedDirector, Producer
1955
Hvorfor stjæler barnet?Producer
1953
Skatteøens hemmelighedDirector
1952
Man burde ta' sig af detas Speaker
1951
Som sendt fra himlenDirector, Producer
1951
All this - and Iceland tooDirector
1951
NaalenProducer, Director
1950
Min kone er uskyldigDirector
1950
En dag i radioenDirector, Producer
1949
Kongefilmen Frederik IXDirector
1948
Næste Gang er det digas Speaker (voice), Director, Producer
1948
3 years afterDirector
1947
Jenny and the Soldieras man at the taxi exchange, Director, Producer, Writer