Benjamin Christensen

Actor, Director - Danmark
Born September 28, 1879 in Viborg
Died April 2, 1959 in Kopenhagen

Mini-Biography:
Benjamin Christensen was born on September 28, 1879 in Viborg. He was a Danish Actor, Director, known for Mikaël (1924), Häxan (1921), Det Hemmelighedsfulde X (1914), Benjamin Christensen's first movie on record is from 1913. Benjamin Christensen died on April 2, 1959 in Kopenhagen. His last motion picture on file dates from 1929.
Biographical Notes in German: Regisseur Benjamin Christensen (1879-1959) studierte zunächst Medizin, nahm dann Gesangsunterricht und wurde nach Schauspiel- und Opernausbildung 1901 am Königlichen Theater in Kopenhagen engagiert. Nach schwerer Krankheit sattelte er um zum Champagner- und Weingroßhändler. Ab 1911 arbeitete er als Drehbuchautor und Schauspieler für die Dansk Biografkompagni in Hellerup, die er 1913 selbst übernahm. Mit den beiden Filmen ,Das geheimnisvolle X" (Det hemmelighedsfulde X", 1913/14) und ,Die Nacht der Rache" wurde er auf Anhieb berühmt. Christensen drehte später auch in Berlin und Hollywood, bevor er Anfang der 30-er Jahre nach Dänemark zurückkehrte. Nach schlechten Kritiken für seine letzten Tonfilme beendete er seine Karriere als Direktor eines Kopenhagener Vorstadtkinos. (Nordische Filmtage, Lübeck)

Benjamin Christensen Filmography [Auszug]
1929: [01.27] Seven Footprints to Satan (Satan's Stairwell, Seven Steps to Satan) (Director), with Thelma Todd, Creighton Hale, Sheldon Lewis,
1928: [11.04] The Haunted House (House of Horror) (Director), with Larry Kent, Thelma Todd, Edmund Breese,
1928: [] The Hawk's Nest (Director), with Milton Sills, Montagu Love, Mitchell Lewis,
1927: [] Mockery (Director), with Barbara Bedford, Lon Chaney, Ricardo Cortez,
1927: [] Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf (Director), with Gustav Fröhlich, Alexandra Sorina,
1926: [] The Devil's Circus (Director), with Carmel Myers, Norma Shearer, Charles Emmett Mack,
1924: [09.26] Mikaël (Chained: the Story of the Third Sex, Heart's Desire) (Cast: Claude Zoret ), Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, with Walter Slezak, Max Auzinger, Nora Gregor,
1923: [] Seine Frau, die Unbekannte (Director), with Lil Dagover,
1921: [] Häxan (Witchcraft through the Ages) (Director), with Karina Bell, Elisabeth Christensen,
1916: [09.25] Hævnens Nat (Blind Justice) (Director), with Karen Caspersen, Grete Brandes,
1914: [03.23] Det Hemmelighedsfulde X (Sealed orders, Orders under seal) (Director), with Karen Caspersen, Fritz Lamprecht,
1913: [11.05] Scenens børn (Cast: Lægen), Directed by Bjørn Bjørnson, with Bjørn Bjørnson, Bodil Ipsen, Adam Poulsen,
1913: [] Lille Klaus og store Klaus (Cast: Store Claus), Directed by Edith Reumert, with Henrik Malberg, Robert Storm Petersen,

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