Director
Johan Jacobsen
Born March 14, 1912 in Aarhus, DenmarkDied July 7, 197235 films
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).
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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.
Filmography
35 films as director- TBASplintret emailleDirector
- 1966SøskendeDirector
- 1965Norden i flammerDirector
- 1964Fremrykket mødeDirector
- 1963The Queen's GuardsmanDirector
- 1959A Stranger KnocksDirector
- 1956Vi som går stjernevejenDirector
- 1956Den store gav-tyvDirector
- 1955The BlindedDirector
- 1953Skatteøens hemmelighedDirector
- 1951Som sendt fra himlenDirector
- 1951All this - and Iceland tooDirector
- 1951NaalenDirector
- 1950Min kone er uskyldigDirector
- 1950En dag i radioenDirector
- 1949Kongefilmen Frederik IXDirector
- 1948Næste Gang er det digDirector
- 19483 years afterDirector
- 1947Jenny and the SoldierDirector
- 1946Letter from the DeadDirector
- 1946Far betalerDirector
- 1945The Invisible ArmyDirector
- 1945Da freden kom til DanmarkDirector
- 1945Mens sagføreren soverDirector
- 1944Eight ChordsDirector
- 1944De tre skolekammeraterDirector
- 1943As You Want MeDirector
- 1943My Dear WivesDirector
- 1942Baby paa eventyrDirector
- 1942Ballade i NyhavnDirector
- 1941TobiasnætterDirector
- 1941Tag det som en mandDirector
- 1940I de gode gamle DageDirector
- 1939En lille TilfældighedDirector
- 1938Under byens tageDirector